Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

T hirtieth session

1–12 April 2019

Item 3 of the provisional agenda

Adoption of the agenda

Annotated provisional agenda

Provisional agenda

1.Opening of the session.

2.Solemn declaration by the newly appointed members of the Committee under rule 11 of the rules of procedure.

3.Adoption of the agenda.

4.Organizational matters.

5.Submission of reports by States parties.

6.Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention.

7.Methods of work of the Committee.

8.Promotion of the Convention.

9.Adoption of the annual report to the General Assembly.

Annotations

1.Opening of the session

The representative of the Secretary-General will open the thirtieth session of the Committee.

2.Solemn declaration by the newly appointed members of the Committee under rule 11 of the rules of procedure

Lazhar Soualem and Mohammed Charef were appointed to the Committee pursuant to article 72 (6) of the Convention. In accordance with rule 11 of the rules of procedure, each new member of the Committee will make the following solemn declaration before assuming his or her duties: “I solemnly declare that I will perform my duties and exercise my powers as a member of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families honourably, faithfully, impartially and conscientiously.”

3.Adoption of the agenda

In accordance with rule 5 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the present annotated provisional agenda has been prepared by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Chair of the Committee.

In accordance with rule 6 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the adoption of the agenda shall be the first item on the provisional agenda of any session, except where the election of officers is required pursuant to rule 12. In accordance with rule 7, the Committee may revise the agenda during a session and may, as appropriate, defer or delete items.

4.Organizational matters

The thirtieth session of the Committee will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva (Palais Wilson) from 1 to 12 April 2019. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 1 April, at 10 a.m.

The Committee will consider its programme of work (see annex), as well as other issues relevant to its business, including the dates for its future sessions.

5.Submission of reports by States parties

As part of its simplified reporting procedure and in accordance with rule 31 bis of its rules of procedure, the Committee adopted lists of issues prior to reporting in respect of the following States parties, the reports of which will be considered at the thirtieth session.

State party	Date due	Date received	Symbol
Guatemala a	1 October 2016	1 November 2018	CMW/C/GTM/2
Libya a	1 October 2005	10 January 2019	CMW/C/LBY/1

a The lists of issues prior to reporting were adopted by the Committee at its twenty-s eventh session.

As at 1 January 2019, the initial reports of the following States parties were due but had not been received by the Committee for consideration:

State party	Date due
Congo	1 July 2018
Sao Tome and Principe a	1 May 2018
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) b	1 February 2018

a The list of issues prior to reporting is scheduled to be adopted by the Committee at its t hirtieth session.

b The list of issues prior to reporting was adopted by the Committee at its twenty-ninth session.

The second periodic reports of the following States parties were due but had not yet been received as at 1 January 2019:

State party	Date due
Argentina a	1 October 2016
Burkina Faso b	13 September 2018
Chile a	1 October 2016
Egypt c	1 July 2009
Morocco	13 September 2018
Paraguay a	1 May 2017
Rwanda a	1 October 2017
Syrian Arab Republic	1 October 2011

a The lists of issues prior to reporting were adopted by the Committee at its twenty-eighth session.

b The list of issues prior to reporting is scheduled to be adopted by the Committee at its t hirty-first session.

c The list of issues prior to reporting was adopted by the Committee at its twenty-sixth session. Egypt has notified the Committee of its intention to submit its second periodic report in 2019.

The Committee received the third periodic report of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (CMW/C/BOL/3) on 29 November 2018.

The third periodic report of the following State party was due but had not yet been received as at 1 January 2019:

State party	Date due
Azerbaijan a	1 May 2018

a The list of issues prior to reporting was adopted by the Committee at its twenty-ninth session.

The Committee received the combined initial to third periodic reports of Cabo Verde (CMW/C/CPV/1-3) on 2 August 2018.

The following States parties were reviewed in the absence of a report and were requested to submit their combined initial and periodic reports:

State party	Due date of initial report	Due date of combined initial and periodic reports
Belize a	1 July 2004	5 September 2016
Jamaica b	1 January 2010	1 May 2019
Nigeria b	1 November 2010	1 May 2018
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines c	1 February 2012	1 May 2019

a The State party was reviewed by the Committee in the absence of a report at its twenty-first session . At the same session, Belize was requested to submit its combined initial to third periodic reports. A list of issues prior to reporting is scheduled to be adopted by the Committee at its thirty-first session.

b The States parties were reviewed by the Committee in the absence of a report at its twenty-sixth session. At the same session, Jamaica and Nigeria were requested to submit their combined initial and second periodic reports.

c The State party was reviewed by the Committee in the absence of a report at its twenty-eighth session. At the same session, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was requested to submit its combined initial and second periodic reports.

6.Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention

At its thirtieth session, the Committee will consider the initial report of Libya and the second periodic reports of Albania (CMW/C/ALB/2), Guatemala and Tajikistan (CMW/C/TJK/2).

The Committee will adopt concluding observations on the reports of the above-mentioned States parties. It will also adopt lists of issues in relation to the combined initial to third periodic reports of Cabo Verde and the third periodic report of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and a list of issues prior to reporting in respect of Sao Tome and Principe.

The Committee, at its fourteenth session, held in April 2011, established a simplified reporting procedure (see A/66/48, para. 26) that consists in the preparation and adoption of a list of issues to be transmitted to the State party concerned prior to the submission of its report. The replies of the State party to the list of issues constitute its report as required under article 73 (1) of the Convention. A list of issues may also be transmitted to a State party in cases where the Committee decides to examine the implementation of the Convention in the absence of a report, in accordance with rule 31 bis of the rules of procedure (see A/67/48 and Corr.1, para. 26).

The Secretary-General has informed the States parties concerned of the dates on which their reports are scheduled for consideration by the Committee, in accordance with the provisional programme of work.

7.Methods of work of the Committee

The Committee will discuss its methods of work, the harmonization of treaty body working methods and other issues arising from General Assembly resolution 68/268 on strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system.

8.Promotion of the Convention

The Committee will discuss its involvement in and support for various events and initiatives to continue promoting the Convention, including meetings with stakeholders, days of general discussion and the preparation of general comments.

9.Adoption of the annual report to the General Assembly

In accordance with article 74 (7) of the Convention, the Committee shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly on the implementation of the Convention. The report will cover the twenty-ninth and thirtieth sessions of the Committee.

Annex

Provisional programme of work

Date and time	Agenda item	Programme and documentation
Monday, 1 April 2019
410th meeting10–10.30 a.m.	1	Opening of the session (public)
	2–3	Solemn declaration by the newly appointed members of the Committee, adoption of the agenda and consideration of the programme of work (public)
	8	Activities to promote the Convention (public)
10.30–11.30 a.m.		Informal meeting with non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions (public)
11.30 a.m.–1 p.m.		Informal meeting with United Nations bodies and specialized agencies (closed)
411th meeting3–6 p.m.	6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: second periodic report of Albania (public)
Tuesday, 2 April
412th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: second periodic report of Albania (continued) (public)
413th meeting3–6 p.m.	6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: second periodic report of Guatemala (public)
Wednesday, 3 April
414th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: second periodic report of Guatemala (continued) (public)
415th meeting3–6 p.m.	6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: second periodic report of Tajikistan (public)
Thursday, 4 April
416th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: second periodic report of Tajikistan (continued) (public)
417th meeting3–6 p.m.	6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Libya (public)
Friday, 5 April
418th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Libya (continued) (public)
419th meeting3–6 p.m.	4–9	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
Monday, 8 April
420th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	4–9	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
421st meeting3–5 p.m.	8	Meeting with member States of the Economic Community of West African States and African signatory States (closed)
5–6 p.m.	4–9	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
Tuesday, 9 April
422nd meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	4–9	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
423rd meeting3–6 p.m.	4–9	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
Wednesday, 10 April
424th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	4–9	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
425th meeting3–6 p.m.	4–9	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
Thursday, 11 April
426th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	4–9	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
427th meeting3–6 p.m.	4–9	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
Friday, 12 April
428th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	4–9	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
429th meeting3–6 p.m.	4–9	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed) and closing of the session (public)