awareness-raising Event

Conference on the UN Migrant Workers Convention

Welcome and introduction by Professor Nicola Piper, Director,
Asia Pacifc Masters of Human Rights and Democratisation
Migrants Rights in the un Human Rights System (Stefanie Grant)
The Convention: Its History, Structure and Content in light of ilo
Standards (Dr. Ryszard Cholewiski)
Coffee Break
The un Committee on Migrant Workers (Harumi Fuentes)
Role of civil society in campaigning for and using the Convention
(Mariette Grange)
Lunch
Announcement of the winner of the gc photography competition
Migrants and Community Action
Regional Perspectives and Experience with the Convention: Africa,
Asia-Pacifc, Latin America (Patrick Taran, Didier Michel, Professor
Nicola Piper, Dr. Pablo Ceriani)
Regional Perspectives and Experience with the Convention: the eu,
Eastern Partnership Countries (Kristina Touzenis, Don Flynn, Professor
Yevgen Gerasymenko)
Breakout Sessions Strategies for Ratifcation
Group discussion, closing questions and comments.
09.00 09.15
09.15 10.00
10.00 10.45
10.45 11.00
11.00 11.45
11.45 12.45
12.45 14.00
14.00 14.15
14.15 15.15
15.15 - 16.00
16.00 17.00
17.00 17.30
Global Campus
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