B.Adoption of concluding observations
64.At its thirty-first session, the Committee considered the second periodic report of Argentina and the third periodic reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Colombia in relation to the implementation of the Convention, and adopted concluding observations with respect to those States parties, in accordance with article 74 of the Convention.
65.Due to the postponement of its thirty-second session, the Committee had to reschedule the consideration of the combined initial to third periodic reports of Cabo Verde and the second periodic reports of Chile, Paraguay and Rwanda with respect to the implementation of the Convention, and the adoption of the concluding observations thereon, in accordance with article 74 of the Convention.
66.The concluding observations adopted by the Committee at its thirty-first session are available from the Committee’s web pageand from the Official Document System of the United Nations (http://documents.un.org) under the symbols indicated below.
State party |
Symbol of concluding observations |
Argentina |
CMW/C/ARG/CO/2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
CMW/C/BIH/CO/3 |
Colombia |
CMW/C/COL/CO/3 |
67.At its thirty-first session, the Committee considered the information received from Turkey on follow-up to the concluding observations on its initial report (CMW/C/TUR/CO/1/Add.1). Comments and observations by States parties on the concluding observations are available from the Committee’s web page, under the relevant session number.
68.All documents issued in connection with sessions of the Committee can be found on the web page of the Committee.
Annex I
States that have signed, ratified or acceded to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as at 20 May 2020
State |
Signature or succession to signature |
Ratification, accession or succession |
Albania |
- |
5 June 2007 a |
Algeria |
- |
21 April 2005 a |
Argentina |
10 August 2004 |
23 February 2007 |
Armenia |
26 September 2013 |
- |
Azerbaijan |
- |
11 January 1999 a |
Bangladesh |
7 October 1998 |
24 August 2011 |
Belize |
- |
14 November 2001 a |
Benin |
15 September 2005 |
6 July 2018 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
- |
16 October 2000 a |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
- |
13 December 1996 a |
Burkina Faso |
16 November 2001 |
26 November 2003 |
Cabo Verde |
- |
16 September 1997 a |
Cambodia |
27 September 2004 |
- |
Cameroon |
15 December 2009 |
- |
Chad |
26 September 2012 |
- |
Chile |
24 September 1993 |
21 March 2005 |
Colombia |
- |
24 May 1995 a |
Comoros |
22 September 2000 |
- |
Congo |
29 September 2008 |
31 March 2017 |
Ecuador |
- |
5 February 2002 a, b |
Egypt |
- |
19 February 1993 a |
El Salvador |
13 September 2002 |
14 March 2003 c |
Fiji |
- |
19 August 2019 a |
Gabon |
15 December 2004 |
- |
Gambia |
20 September 2017 |
28 September 2018 |
Ghana |
7 September 2000 |
7 September 2000 |
Guatemala |
7 September 2000 |
14 March 2003 d |
Guinea |
- |
7 September 2000 a |
Guinea-Bissau |
12 September 2000 |
22 October 2018 e |
Guyana |
15 September 2005 |
7 July 2010 |
Haiti |
5 December 2013 |
- |
Honduras |
- |
9 August 2005 a |
Indonesia |
22 September 2004 |
31 May 2012 |
Jamaica |
25 September 2008 |
25 September 2008 |
Kyrgyzstan |
- |
29 September 2003 a |
Lesotho |
24 September 2004 |
16 September 2005 |
Liberia |
22 September 2004 |
- |
Libya |
- |
18 June 2004 a |
Madagascar |
24 September 2014 |
13 May 2015 |
Mali |
- |
5 June 2003 a |
Mauritania |
- |
22 January 2007 a |
Mexico |
22 May 1991 |
8 March 1999 f |
Montenegro |
23 October 2006 g |
- |
Morocco |
15 August 1991 |
21 June 1993 |
Mozambique |
15 March 2012 |
19 August 2013 |
Nicaragua |
- |
26 October 2005 a |
Niger |
- |
18 March 2009 a |
Nigeria |
- |
27 July 2009 a |
Palau |
20 September 2011 |
- |
Paraguay |
13 September 2000 |
23 September 2008 |
Peru |
22 September 2004 |
14 September 2005 |
Philippines |
15 November 1993 |
5 July 1995 |
Rwanda |
- |
15 December 2008 a |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
- |
29 October 2010 a |
Sao Tome and Principe |
6 September 2000 |
10 January 2017 |
Senegal |
- |
9 June 1999 a |
Serbia |
11 November 2004 |
- |
Seychelles |
- |
15 December 1994 a |
Sierra Leone |
15 September 2000 |
- |
Sri Lanka |
- |
11 March 1996 a |
Syrian Arab Republic |
- |
2 June 2005 a |
Tajikistan |
7 September 2000 |
8 January 2002 |
Timor-Leste |
- |
30 January 2004 a |
Togo |
15 November 2001 |
- |
Turkey |
13 January 1999 |
27 September 2004 |
Uganda |
- |
14 November 1995 a |
Uruguay |
- |
15 February 2001 a, h |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
4 October 2011 |
25 October 2016 |
a Accession.
b On 12 January 2018, Ecuador made a declaration recognizing the Committee ’ s competence under articles 76 and 77 of the Convention to receive and consider inter-State and individual communications.
c On 23 January 2015, El Salvador made a declaration recognizing the Committee ’ s competence under articles 76 and 77 of the Convention to receive and consider inter-State and individual communications.
d On 11 September 2007, Guatemala made a declaration recognizing the Committee ’ s competence under articles 76 and 77 of the Convention to receive and consider inter-State and individual communications.
e On 22 October 2018, Guinea-Bissau made a declaration recognizing the Committee ’ s competence under article 76 (1) of the Convention to receive and consider inter-State communications.
f On 15 September 2008, Mexico made a declaration recognizing the Committee ’ s competence under article 77 of the Convention to receive individual communications.
g Succession to signature.
h On 13 April 2012, Uruguay made a declaration recognizing the Committee ’ s competence under article 77 of the Convention to receive individual communications.
Annex II
Membership of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as at 20 May 2020
Name of member |
Country of nationality |
Term expires on 31 December |
Khaled Cheikhna Babacar |
Mauritania |
2023 |
Álvaro Botero Navarro |
Colombia |
2021 |
Mohammed Charef |
Morocco |
2023 |
Edgar Corzo Sosa |
Mexico |
2023 |
Fatima Diallo |
Senegal |
2021 |
Ermal Frasheri |
Albania |
2021 |
Pablo César García Sáenz |
Guatemala |
2023 |
Md. Shahidul Haque |
Bangladesh |
2021 |
Prasad Kariyawasam |
Sri Lanka |
2021 |
Mamane Oumaria |
Niger |
2021 |
Myriam Poussi |
Burkina Faso |
2023 |
Lazhar Soualem |
Algeria |
2023 |
Azad Taghi -Zada |
Azerbaijan |
2021 |
Can Ünver |
Turkey |
2023 |
Chair:Can Ünver
Rapporteur:Álvaro Botero Navarro
Annex III
Submission of reports under article 73 of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as at 20 May 2020
State party |
Type of report |
Date due |
Session at which list of issues prior to reporting under the simplified reporting procedure was adopted: D ue date of replies thereto |
Date report received |
Session at which report (will be) examined |
Albania |
Initial |
1 October 2008 |
- |
6 October 2009 |
Thirteenth (2010) |
Second |
1 November 2015 a |
- |
19 December 2016 |
Thirtieth (2019) |
|
Third |
1 May 2024 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Algeria |
Initial |
1 August 2006 |
- |
3 June 2008 |
Twelfth (2010) |
Second |
1 May 2012 |
- |
7 December 2015 |
Twenty-eighth (2018) |
|
Third |
1 May 2023 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Argentina b |
Initial |
1 June 2008 |
- |
2 February 2010 |
Fifteenth (2011) |
Second |
1 October 2016 |
Twenty-eighth (2018): 1 May 2019 |
26 July 2019 |
Thirty-first (2019) |
|
Third |
1 October 2024 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Azerbaijan b |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
22 June 2007 |
Tenth (2009) |
Second |
1 May 2011 |
- |
26 October 2011 |
Eighteenth (2013) |
|
Third |
1 May 2018 |
Twenty-ninth (2018): 1 March 2020 |
4 February 2020 |
Thirty-second (2020) |
|
Bangladesh |
Initial |
1 December 2012 |
- |
28 December 2015 |
Twenty-sixth (2017) |
Second |
1 May 2022 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Belize |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
Eighteenth (2013):1 January 2014 |
- |
Twenty-first (2014), in the absence of a report and of a delegation |
Combined initial to third |
5 September 2016 |
Thirty-first (2019):1 November 2020 |
- |
- |
|
Benin |
Initial |
1 November 2019 |
- |
- |
- |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
22 January 2007 |
Eighth (2008) |
Second |
1 July 2009 |
- |
18 October 2011 |
Eighteenth (2013) |
|
Third |
1 July 2018 |
- |
29 November 2018 |
- |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
2 August 2007 |
Tenth (2009) |
Second |
1 May 2011 |
- |
12 August 2011 |
Seventeenth (2012) |
|
Third |
1 October 2017 |
- |
1 November 2017 |
Thirty-first (2019) |
|
Fourth |
1 October 2024 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Burkina Faso b |
Initial |
1 March 2005 |
- |
6 November 2012 |
Nineteenth (2013) |
Second |
13 September 2018 |
Thirty-first (2019):1 May 2020 |
- |
Thirty-second (2020) |
|
Cabo Verde |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
Twentieth (2014):1 April 2015 |
- |
Twenty-third (2015), in the absence of a report and of a delegation |
Combined initial to third |
9 September 2016 |
- |
2 August 2018 |
Thirty-second (2020) |
|
Chile |
Initial |
1 July 2006 |
- |
9 February 2010 |
Fifteenth (2011) |
Second |
1 October 2016 |
Twenty-eighth (2018): 1 May 2019 |
15 May 2019 |
Thirty-second (2020) |
|
Colombia |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
25 January 2008 |
Tenth (2010) |
Second |
1 May 2011 |
- |
18 October 2011 |
Eighteenth (2013) |
|
Third |
1 May 2018 |
- |
2 May 2018 |
Thirty-first (2019) |
|
Fourth |
1 October 2024 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Congo |
Initial |
1 July 2018 |
- |
- |
- |
Ecuador b |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
27 October 2006 |
Seventh (2007) |
Second |
1 July 2009 |
- |
23 November 2009 |
Thirteenth (2010) |
|
Third |
1 July 2015 |
Twenty-fifth (2016):1 May 2017 |
3 May 2017 |
Twenty-seventh (2017) |
|
Fourth |
1 October 2022 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Egypt |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
6 April 2006 |
Sixth (2007) |
Second |
1 July 2009 |
Twenty-sixth (2017): 1 May 2018 |
- |
- |
|
El Salvador b |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
19 February 2007 |
Ninth (2008) |
Second |
1 December 2010 |
Sixteenth (2012):6 May 2013 |
19 February 2014 |
Twentieth (2014) |
|
Third |
1 May 2019 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Fiji |
Initial |
1 December 2020 |
- |
- |
- |
Gambia |
Initial |
1 January 2020 |
- |
- |
- |
Ghana |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
Eighteenth (2013):1 January 2014 |
31 August 2014 |
Twenty-first (2014) |
Second |
5 September 2019 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guatemala b |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
8 March 2010 |
Fifteenth (2011) |
Second |
1 October 2016 |
Twenty-seventh (2017): 1 November 2018 |
1 November 2018 |
Thirtieth (2019) |
|
Third |
1 May 2024 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guinea |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
Twentieth (2014):1 April 2015 |
22 July 2015 |
Twenty-third (2015) |
Second |
9 September 2020 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
Initial |
1 February 2020 |
- |
- |
- |
Guyana |
Initial |
1 November 2011 |
Twenty-fourth (2016): 1 October 2017 |
9 April 2018 |
Twenty-eighth (2018) |
Second |
1 May 2023 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Honduras |
Initial |
1 December 2006 |
Twenty-second (2015): 1 March 2016 |
28 April 2016 |
Twenty-fifth (2016) |
Second |
1 October 2021 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Indonesia |
Initial |
1 September 2013 |
Twenty-fourth (2016): 1 May 2017 |
28 April 2017 |
Twenty-seventh (2017) |
Second |
1 October 2022 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Jamaica |
Initial |
1 January 2010 |
Twenty-third (2015): 15 January 2017 |
- |
Twenty-sixth (2017), in the absence of a report |
Combined initial and second |
1 May 2019 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Kyrgyzstan b |
Initial |
1 January 2005 |
Nineteenth (2013):1 June 2014 |
10 June 2014 |
Twenty-second (2015) |
Second |
24 April 2020 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Lesotho |
Initial |
1 January 2007 |
Twenty-first (2014):5 September 2015 |
1 December 2015 |
Twenty-fourth (2016) |
Second |
1 May 2021 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Libya |
Initial |
1 October 2005 |
Twenty-seventh (2017): 1 November 2018 |
27 March 2019 |
Thirtieth (2019) |
Second |
1 May 2024 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Madagascar |
Initial |
1 September 2016 |
Twenty-sixth (2017): 1 May 2018 |
8 August 2018 |
Twenty-ninth (2018) |
Second |
1 October 2023 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mali |
Initial |
1 October 2004 |
- |
29 July 2005 |
Fourth (2006) |
Second |
1 October 2009 |
Sixteenth (2012):6 May 2013 |
1 October 2013 |
Twentieth (2014) |
|
Third |
1 May 2019 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mauritania |
Initial |
1 May 2008 |
Twenty-first (2014):5 September 2015 |
13 October 2015 |
Twenty-fourth (2016) |
Second |
1 May 2021 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mexico b |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
14 November 2005 |
Fifth (2006) |
Second |
1 July 2009 |
- |
9 December 2009 |
Fourteenth (2011) |
|
Third |
1 April 2016 |
Twenty-fifth (2016):1 May 2017 |
19 May 2017 |
Twenty-seventh (2017) |
|
Fourth |
1 October 2022 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Morocco b |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
12 July 2012 |
Nineteenth (2013) |
Second |
13 September 2018 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mozambique |
Initial |
1 December 2014 |
Twenty-sixth (2017): 1 May 2018 |
14 August 2018 |
Twenty-ninth (2018) |
Second |
1 October 2023 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Nicaragua |
Initial |
1 February 2007 |
Twenty-second (2015): 1 March 2016 |
31 August 2016 |
Twenty-fifth (2016) |
Second |
1 October 2021 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Niger b |
Initial |
1 July 2010 |
Twenty-second (2015): 1 March 2016 |
25 July 2016 |
Twenty-fifth (2016) |
Second |
1 October 2021 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Nigeria |
Initial |
1 November 2010 |
Twenty-third (2015): 15 January 2017 |
- |
Twenty-sixth (2017), in the absence of a report and of a delegation |
Combined initial and second |
1 May 2018 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Paraguay b |
Initial |
1 January 2010 |
- |
10 January 2011 |
Sixteenth (2012) |
Second |
1 May 2017 |
Twenty-eighth (2018): 1 May 2019 |
13 November 2019 |
Thirty-second (2020) |
|
Peru b |
Initial |
1 January 2007 |
- |
14 August 2013 |
Twenty-second (2015) |
Second |
24 April 2020 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Philippines b |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
7 March 2008 |
Tenth (2009) |
Second |
1 May 2011 |
Sixteenth (2012):6 May 2013 |
13 March 2014 |
Twentieth (2014) |
|
Third |
1 May 2019 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Rwanda |
Initial |
1 April 2010 |
- |
21 October 2011 |
Seventeenth (2012) |
Second |
1 October 2017 |
Twenty-eighth (2018): 1 May 2019 |
16 January 2020 |
Thirty-second (2020) |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Initial |
1 February 2012 |
Twenty-fourth (2016): 1 May 2017 |
- |
Twenty-eighth (2018), in the absence of a report and of a delegation |
Initial and second |
1 May 2019 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
Initial |
1 May 2018 |
Thirtieth (2019):1 March 2020 |
- |
- |
Senegal b |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
1 December 2009 |
Thirteenth (2010) |
Combined second and third |
1 November 2014 |
Twenty-second (2015): 1 January 2016 |
25 February 2016 |
Twenty-fourth (2016) |
|
Fourth |
1 May 2021 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Seychelles |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
Twentieth (2014):1 April 2015 |
21 August 2015 |
Twenty-third (2015) |
Second |
9 September 2020 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Sri Lanka b |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
23 April 2008 |
Eleventh (2009) |
Second |
1 November 2011 |
Eighteenth (2013):1 July 2014 |
3 May 2016 |
Twenty-fifth (2016) |
|
Third |
1 October 2021 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
Initial |
1 October 2006 |
- |
21 December 2006 |
Eighth (2008) |
Second |
1 October 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Third |
1 October 2016 |
- |
23 December 2019 c |
- |
|
Tajikistan |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
3 December 2010 |
Sixteenth (2012) |
Second |
1 May 2017 |
- |
2 May 2017 |
Thirtieth (2019) |
|
Third |
1 May 2024 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Timor-Leste |
Initial |
1 May 2005 |
Twentieth (2014):1 April 2015 |
1 September 2015 |
Twenty-third (2015) |
Second |
9 September 2020 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Turkey b |
Initial |
1 January 2006 |
Twentieth (2014):1 April 2015 |
8 April 2016 |
Twenty-fourth (2016) |
Second |
1 May 2021 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Uganda |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
Eighteenth (2013):1 July 2014 |
31 March 2015 |
Twenty-second (2015) |
Second |
24 April 2020 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Uruguay b |
Initial |
1 July 2004 |
- |
30 January 2013 |
Twentieth (2014) |
Second |
1 May 2019 |
- |
1 November 2019 |
- |
|
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Initial |
1 February 2018 |
Twenty-ninth (2018): 1 March 2020 |
9 March 2020 |
Thirty-second (2020) |
a Extension requested until 1 February 2016.
b States parties that have accepted the simplified reporting procedure of the Committee , by which the lists of issues prior to reporting adopted by the Committee and the written replies to the lists of issues prior to reporting shall be considered as the initial or periodic reports under article 73 (1) (b) of the Convention. The Committee may also adopt lists of issues prior to reporting in cases where it decides to review the implementation of the Convention in the absence of a report, under rule 34 of its rules of procedure ( CMW/C/2 ).
c Combined second and third periodic reports.