An Analysis of The Challenges In Enforcement Of Human Rights Of Migrant Labourers

Abstract

Migration is a basic human phenomenon that often involves the perilous movement of individuals across boundaries. This has repercussions for the protection of human rights. All people, regardless of where they were born or what country they now call home, are entitled to the protections guaranteed by the numerous international human rights laws. As a result, a State has duties to recognize the existence of all types of migrants under its control and to provide them the opportunity to assert their human rights. In addition to the basic rules protecting human rights, numerous international laws have been developed to explicitly safeguard the rights of a large number of different categories of migrants. In spite of this, migrants nevertheless face a number of difficulties both throughout the migration process and after they arrive in their new countries, especially those who have irregular immigration status or are undocumented. The purpose of this article is to explore the key worldwide international mechanisms for safeguarding the human rights of international migrants and the problems that migrants often face with the intention of determining the elements that are responsible for the poor protection of migrants' rights. The authors herein suggest that that treaty bodies should routinely require States' Parties to incorporate migrants' rights into national plans of action on human rights, enforce immigration laws in accordance with human rights and the rule of law, and provide effective border security and regional engagement in order to deter illegal migration.