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CMW Article 1
Applicability of the convention
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CMW Article 2
Definition
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CMW Article 3
Persons the convention shall not apply to
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CMW Article 4
Definition of the term 'members of the family"
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CMW Article 5
Documented/Non-documented
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CMW Article 6
Terms "State Origin", "State Employment" and "State Transit"
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CMW Article 7
Non-Discrimination
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CMW Article 8
The right to freedom of movement
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CMW Article 9
The right to life and protection
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CMW Article 10
Freedom from Torture
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CMW Article 11
Forced Labor, Slavery and servitude
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CMW Article 12
Right to freedom of thought
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CMW Article 13
Right to hold opinions without interference
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CMW Article 14
Aarbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family
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CMW Article 15
Arbitrarily deprived of property
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CMW Article 16
Right to liberty and security of person
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CMW Article 17
Treat with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity
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CMW Article 18
Right to equality before law
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CMW Article 19
Benefits of Existing legal provisions
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CMW Article 20
Freeedom from imprisonment merely on the ground of failure to fulfil a contractual obligation
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CMW Article 21
Confiscate, destroy or attempt to destroy identity documents
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CMW Article 22
Collective expulsion
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CMW Article 23
Protection and assistance of the consular or diplomatic authorities of their State of origin
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CMW Article 24
Right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law
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CMW Article 25
Equality of Treatment of employment in respect of remuneration
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CMW Article 26
State Party should recognize the right of migrant workers
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CMW Article 27
Social security
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CMW Article 28
Right to Health
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CMW Article 29
Right to registration of birth and to a nationality
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CMW Article 30
Right of access to education
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CMW Article 31
Respect for the cultural identity of migrant workers
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CMW Article 32
Right to transfer earnings and savings
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CMW Article 33
Right to be informed
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CMW Article 34
Relieving migrant workers and the members of their families from either the obligation
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CMW Article 35
Interpretation of the Convention
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CMW Article 36
Enjoy the rights set forth in the present part of the Convention
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CMW Article 37
Right to be fully informed of employment conditions
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CMW Article 38
Temporary absences for work
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CMW Article 39
Right to liberty of movement
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CMW Article 40
Right to form associations
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CMW Article 41
Right to participate in public affairs
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CMW Article 42
Consultation or participation of migrant workers and members of their families
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CMW Article 43
Equality of treatment with nationals of the State of employment for migrant workers
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CMW Article 44
Right to Family
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CMW Article 45
Equality of treatment with nationals of the State of employment for family members of the migrant workers
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CMW Article 46
Participation in customs unions, enjoy exemption from import and export duties and taxes
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CMW Article 47
Right to transfer their earnings and savings
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CMW Article 48
Liability to taxes, duties or charges
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CMW Article 49
Authorization of residence for migrant workers
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CMW Article 50
Death of a migrant worker or dissolution of marriage
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CMW Article 51
Termination of their remunerated activity prior to the expiration
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CMW Article 52
Right freely to choose their remunerated activity - Migrant Workers
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CMW Article 53
Right to freely to choose their remunerated activity- Family members of Migrant Workers
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CMW Article 54
Protection against Dismissal and Unemployment Benefits
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CMW Article 55
equality of treatment with nationals of the State of employment subject to the conditions attached to work permission
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CMW Article 56
Right not be expelled from a State of employment
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CMW Article 57
General statement on the rights of particular categories of migrant workers and members of their families
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CMW Article 58
Rights of Frontier workers
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CMW Article 59
Rights of Seasonal workers
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CMW Article 60
Rights of Itinerant workers
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CMW Article 61
Rights of Project-tied workers
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CMW Article 62
Rights of Specified-employment workers
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CMW Article 63
Rights of Self-employed workers
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CMW Article 64
Promoting sound, equitable and humane conditions in connection with international migration of workers and members of their families
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CMW Article 65
Maintain appropriate services to deal with questions concerning international migration of workers and members of their families
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CMW Article 66
Restrictions to recruitment of workers for employment in another State
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CMW Article 67
Adoption of measures regarding the orderly return of migrant workers and members of their families to the State of origin
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CMW Article 68
Preventing and eliminating illegal or clandestine movements and employment of migrant workers in an irregular situation
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CMW Article 69
Measures to ensure that irregular situation does not persist
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CMW Article 70
Ensure that working and living conditions of migrant workers and members of their families
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CMW Article 71
Repatriation to the State of origin of the bodies
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CMW Article 72
Committee on Migrant Workers
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CMW Article 73
State party reporting
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CMW Article 74
Analysing of State Prty Report by CMW
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CMW Article 75
Rules to CMW
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CMW Article 76
State party complains about another state party
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CMW Article 77
Individual complains
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CMW Article 78
Application of Article 76 without prejudice to any procedures for settling disputes or complaints
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CMW Article 79
Shall not effect Criteria governing admission of migrant workers and members of their families
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CMW Article 80
Shall not inteprete the Convention impairing the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations
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CMW Article 81
Nothing in the present Convention shall affect more favourable rights or freedoms granted to migrant workers and members of their families by virtue of
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CMW Article 82
Rights may not be renounced
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CMW Article 83
Effective Remedy
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CMW Article 84
Adopt the legislative and other measures that are necessary to implement the provisions of the present Convention
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CMW Article 92
Dispute between two or more States Parties
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