| No |
Recommendation |
Convention/Treaty Body |
| CEDAW - 25 |
The State party should:
(a) Strengthen the implementation of the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act, including by enhancing capacity-building efforts for law enforcement and border patrol officers in order to increase their ability to identify potential victims of trafficking;
(b) Allocate adequate human, financial and technical resources to the Government Oversight Committee, as well as for the implementation of the National Action Plan against Human Trafficking;
(c) Establish appropriate protocols aimed at the early identification and referral of, and assistance to and support for, victims of trafficking, especially migrant and rural women, and develop mechanisms for the investigation, prosecution and punishment of trafficking offenders;
(d) Systematically collect information on trafficking in women and girls to, from and within the State party in order to take informed measures to tackle the phenomenon, and conduct research on the internal trafficking risk factors to which women and girls from rural and remote islands travelling to Male or other islands for educational or employment opportunities are exposed and take measures to reduce such risks;
(e) Consider ratifying the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CEDAW - 27 |
The State party should:
(a) Consider reviewing relevant provisions in force to decriminalize women engaged in prostitution;
(b) Collect statistical and disaggregated data on the extent and magnitude of prostitution and undertake a study to assess the root causes of the phenomenon, giving particular attention to risk factors linked to the tourism sector, migration and the drug trade;
(c) Develop measures aimed at preventing the exploitation of prostitution of women and girls, in particular migrant women and those involved in the drug trade, and establish rehabilitation programmes for women and girls in prostitution, including shelters, exit programmes for women who wish to leave prostitution and alternative income-generating opportunities. |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CEDAW - 35 |
The State party should:
(a) Take measures to enhance awareness among women employees, including migrant women, about the provisions of the Employment Act, in particular on sexual harassment, and about remedies available to protect their rights;
(b) Provide sex-disaggregated data on the position of women in the labour market and reduce the gender pay gap, including by addressing occupational sex segregation and enforcing the principle of equal pay for work of equal value;
(c) Design and implement public policies to extend social protection coverage to women in the informal economy and self-employed women;
(d) Address obstacles preventing women from entering the labour market by implementing measures to promote the reconciliation of family and work responsibilities of women and men;
(e) Regulate and monitor the working conditions of migrant women employed as domestic workers in order to protect them from exploitative labour, through increased inspections and the imposition of fines on abusive employers;
(f) Promote opportunities for women to seek employment in the tourism sector. |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CEDAW - 41 |
The State party should:
(a) increase the authority, mandate and capacity of the Island Women’s Development Committees and provide them with adequate resources, including the reinstatement of allowances for their members, to enable them to become operational and effectively discharge their mandate in advising island councils on the integration of a gender perspective in all development plans and policies at the island level, and establish coordinating mechanisms between the Committees and the island councils;
(b) ensure that rural women participate in decision-making processes affecting the management of natural resources at the community level, including through the Island Women’s Development Committees;
(c) adopt long-term policies to increase rural women’s access to income-generating opportunities, including through credit and loans, and to develop their entrepreneurial skills, especially in agriculture and in the fishing industry. |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| ICCPR-17(e) |
(e) Adopt a National Plan of Action on Trafficking in persons. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| UPR - 141.98 |
Continue to realise the right to work for its citizens, including through providing opportunities for vocational training and technical education for young people |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.68 |
Continue combating trafficking in persons |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.19 |
Promptly accede to the Trafficking in Persons Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.66 |
Expeditiously implement the Anti-Human Trafficking Act and provide facilities and necessary assistance to the victims, in particular women and children |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.67 |
Continue to implement the National Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons 2015–2019 |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.69 |
Continue efforts for the full implementation of the Anti-Human Trafficking Act, in order to identify child victims of trafficking and provide legal assistance to them |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.72 |
Put in place measures for the safety and security of foreign workers and effectively implement the Anti-Human Trafficking Act |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.15 |
Consider ratifying the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.69 |
Develop legislation guaranteeing workers’ rights, including for migrant workers, and enhance efforts to combat fraudulent recruitment |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.53 |
Continue to take steps for economic and political empowerment of women |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.46 |
Take measures to foster the participation of women in all sectors of the society on the basis of a gender equality policy, including through the application of affirmative actions and quotas |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.117 |
Enhance measures to address stereotyping against and lack of employment opportunities for persons with disabilities |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.119 |
Guarantee access for persons with disabilities to education, health care and employment on an equal footing and without discrimination |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.1 |
Finalise the commitment to accede to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.2 |
Consider ratifying those international human rights instruments to which it is not yet a party, among them the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.3 |
Consider the possibility of ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.4 |
Consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.5 |
Consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.6 |
Consider acceding to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.7 |
Sign and ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.8 |
Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.9 |
Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.21 |
Consider ratification of or accession to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.22 |
Step up its efforts to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Trafficking in Persons Protocol |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.70 |
Improve rights and conditions of migrant workers and consider signing the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.123 |
Prevent discrimination or trafficking of migrant workers, establish warning mechanism and complaints mechanisms in case of violations and carry out awareness campaigns on their rights |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.124 |
Take further measures for ensuring proper protection of rights of migrants, including migrant workers |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.125 |
Take all necessary steps in the areas of legislation and political measures to protect migrant workers from abusers, traffickers and unscrupulous employers and to guarantee the non-discrimination of non-citizens with regard to conditions and requirements to access the labour market |
Universal Periodic Review |
| 133.81 |
Continue to promote sustainable economic and social development, and improve the living standards of its people so as to provide a solid basis for the enjoyment of all human rights |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.160 |
Guarantee and promote workers’ freedom of association and eradicate all forms of forced or compulsory labour |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.175 |
Continue to implement further sustainable programmes and initiatives to assist young people to venture into micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.258 |
133.258 Take meaningful steps to protect the rights of migrant workers (Kazakhstan); |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.201 |
Promote and increase the employment of women, especially in public and political life |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.254 |
133.254 Continue to strengthen its efforts in the field of the human rights and conditions of migrant workers (Turkey); |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.84 |
Ensure that women (especially in rural areas), children, persons with disabilities and indigenous and local communities are meaningfully engaged in the development and implementation of frameworks on climate change and disaster risk reduction |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.90 |
Promote the implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, especially among the tourism-related enterprises, to ensure the promotion and protection of human rights in the business sector |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 2021-40.(d) |
40.(d) Extend the coverage of labour legislation and social protection, such as minimum wages, paid leave and maternity leave, to women in the informal economy and self-employed women |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| 2021-10 (d) |
10 (d) Ensure that women and girls benefit equally from stimulus packages, including financial support for unpaid care work, aimed at mitigating the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic. |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| 2021-42 |
42. The Committee recommends that the State party develop and implement policies and programmes for the economic empowerment of women and to this end:
(a) Establish the legal and operational framework to increase women’s participation in entrepreneurship and assist women in finding a suitable market for their products domestically, in protecting their intellectual property and in navigating the export procedure for their products |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| 2021-42.(b) |
42.(b) Provide adequate support for women’s entrepreneurship by facilitating their access to income-generating opportunities and financial credit, including low-interest loans without collateral, land, equipment and machinery |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| 2021-42.(c) |
42.(c) Ensure the dissemination of information on the available loan schemes and income support, especially on allocated quotas, and proper guidance on and assistance with applying for loans and income support, especially for women in the outer islands |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| 2021-42.(d) |
42.(d) Ensure access for women who are self-employed or employed in the informal sector to childcare allowances and affordable and quality care services for children and sick and elderly family members, in order to reduce the unpaid care work performed by women and develop social protection schemes for these women, such as a pension |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| 2021-44 |
44. The Committee recommends that the State party carry out a gender impact analysis of the tax reforms and develop and implement policies and programmes based on the findings of the study that promote and safeguard the human rights of women and take into account the impact of these tax reforms on women, especially single-women-headed households and women living in poverty |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |