  IOM Mission in Armenia launches roundtable on protection of migrant workers rights  July 19, 2010 - 15:55 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Monday, July 19, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Armenia has organized a roundtable on the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The discussion was held within the framework of the Global Campaign for MWC Ratification. On the occasion of the Convention’s 20th anniversary, a global campaign has been launched calling on governments to act immediately to end the widespread violations of human rights suffered daily by migrants around the world by ratifying this Convention. The Convention provides guidelines for international cooperation in order to promote lawful equitable and humane conditions of migration, and underscore that protection of rights of migrants is a shared responsibility of States of origin, transit and employment. The Roundtable is an event associated by the Global Campaign and is a forum for Government officials and the civil society to discuss the topic of ratification of the Convention with a view to strengthening the protection of migrant workers' human rights. Ambassador Vahram Kazhoyan, Head of RA Foreign Ministry International Organizations Department; Gagik Yeganyan, Head of RA State Migration Service; Artashes Bakhshyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration; Paola Pace, Research Officer at International Migration Law Department at International Organization for Migration Headquarters; Ilona Ter-Minasyan, Head of Office of IOM Mission in Armenia; Kristina Galstyan, the Head of Project Development and Implementation Unit, representatives of Armenian Ministries and government, civil society and media were invited to participate.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
