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

Twenty-seventh session

4-13 September 2017

Item 2 of the provisional agenda

Adoption of the agenda

Annotated provisional agenda

Provisional agenda

1.Opening of the session.

2.Adoption of the agenda.

3.Organizational matters.

4.Submission of reports by States parties.

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

6.Methods of work of the Committee.

7.Promotion of the Convention.

Annotations

1.Opening of the session

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

2.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.

3.Organizational matters

The twenty-seventh session of the Committee will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva (Palais Wilson) from 4 to 13 September 2017. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 4 September, 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.

4.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 twenty-seventh session.

State party	Date due	Date received	Symbol
Ecuadora	1 July 2015	3 May 2017	CMW/C/ECU/3
Indonesiab	1 September 2013	28 April 2017	CMW/C/IDN/1
Mexicoa	1 April 2016	19 May 2017	CMW/C/MEX/3

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

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

As at 1 June 2017, the initial reports of the following States parties were due but had not been received by the Committee for consideration:

State party	Date due
Guyanaa	1 November 2011
Libyab	1 October 2005
Madagascarc	1 September 2016
Mozambiquec	1 December 2014
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesa	1 February 2012

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

b The list of issues prior to reporting is scheduled to be adopted at the twenty-seventh session of the Committee.

c The lists of issues prior to reporting were adopted at the twenty-sixth session of the Committee.

The Committee received the second periodic report of Tajikistan on 2 May 2017. The second periodic reports of the following States parties were due but had not yet been received as at 1 June 2017:

State party	Date due
Argentinaa	1 October 2016
Chilea	1 October 2016
Egyptb	1 July 2009
Guatemalac	1 October 2016
Paraguaya	1 May 2017
Syrian Arab Republic	1 October 2011

a The lists of issues prior to reporting are scheduled to be adopted at the twenty-eighth session of the Committee.

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

c The list of issues prior to reporting is scheduled to be adopted at the twenty-seventh session of the Committee.

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
Belizea	1 July 2004	5 September 2016
Cabo Verdeb	1 July 2004	9 September 2016
Jamaicac	1 January 2010	1 May 2019
Nigeriac	1 November 2010	1 May 2018

a The State party was reviewed in the absence of a report at the twenty-first session of the Committee. At the same session, Belize was requested to submit its combined initial to third periodic reports.

b The State party was reviewed in the absence of a report at the twenty-third session of the Committee. At the same session, Cabo Verde was requested to submit its combined initial to third periodic reports.

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

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

At its twenty-seventh session, the Committee will consider the initial report of Indonesia (CMW/C/IDN/1) and the third periodic reports of Ecuador (CMW/C/ECU/3) and Mexico (CMW/C/MEX/3).

The Committee will adopt concluding observations on the reports of the above-mentioned States parties. It will also adopt lists of issues on the second periodic reports of Albania and Tajikistan, as well as lists of issues prior to reporting in respect of Guatemala and Libya.

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.

6.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.

7.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.

Annex

Provisional programme of work

Date and time	Agenda item	Programme and documentation
Monday, 4 September 2017
360th meeting10-11 a.m.	1	Opening of the session (public)
	2 and 3	Adoption of the agenda and consideration of the programme of work (public)
	7	Activities to promote the Convention (public)
11 a.m.-noon		Informal meeting with non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions (public)
Noon-1 p.m.		Informal meeting with United Nations bodies and specialized agencies (closed)
361st meeting3-6 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: third periodic report of Ecuador (CMW/C/ECU/3) (public)
Tuesday, 5 September
362nd meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: third periodic report of Ecuador (continued) (public)
363rd meeting3-6 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Indonesia (CMW/C/IDN/1) (public)
Wednesday, 6 September
364th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Indonesia(continued) (public)
365th meeting3-6 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: third periodic report of Mexico (CMW/C/MEX/3) (public)
Thursday, 7 September
366th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: third periodic report of Mexico (continued) (public)
367th meeting3-6 p.m.	4-7	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
Friday, 8 September
368th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	4-7	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
369th meeting3-6 p.m.	4-7	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
Monday, 11 September
370th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	4-7	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
371st meeting3-6 p.m.	4-7	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
Tuesday, 12 September
372nd meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	4-7	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
373rd meeting3-6 p.m.	4-7	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
Wednesday, 13 September
374th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	4-7	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed)
375th meeting3-6 p.m.	4-7	Working Group of the Whole (continued) (closed) and closing of the session (public)