6. Please provide information on measures taken to strengthen the protection of Filipino migrant workers abroad by reviewing and amending bilateral and multilateral agreements, Memoranda of Understanding or other protective measures with countries of employment of Filipino migrant workers (CMW/C/PHL/CO/1, para. 32 (a)). 7. Please provide information on the mandate and activities of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines to promote and protect the rights of migrant workers and members of their families under the Convention, as well as on any plans to extend the mandate of the Commission to include economic, social and cultural rights of migrant workers. 8. Please provide information on the measures taken to prevent public officials from using corrupt practices to (a) obstruct migrants’ access to justice and (b) favour child labour, e.g. by stating a higher age of migrant children on birth certificates. 9. Please indicate whether the State party has undertaken and/or supported a comprehensive study on the situation of children of migrant workers. Please also describe the progress made in developing and implementing strategies, policies and programmes, in collaboration with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights of migrant children through, inter alia, community support programmes, education and information campaigns and school programmes (CMW/C/ PHL/CO/1, para. 46). 10. Please indicate whether the State party envisages ratifying International Labour Organization (ILO) No. 189 (2011) concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers. 11. Please indicate whether the State party envisages making the declarations provided for in articles 76 and 77 of the Convention, as recommended in the Committee’s previous concluding observations (CMW/C/PHL/CO/1, para. 18). II. Information relating to each of the articles of the Convention A. GENERAL PRINCIPLES Articles 7 and 83 12. Please provide information on the implementation of the Convention in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) given that the ARMM has a separate cabinet and a regional legislative assembly. 13. Please provide information on the steps taken by the State party to ensure that the exercise by migrant workers and members of their families of their rights under the Convention is not subject to the principle of reciprocity, in particular by aligning its domestic legislation with the Convention (CMW/C/PHL/CO/1, para. 24). 14. In light of paragraphs 26, 30 and 32 (b) of the Committee’s previous concluding observations, please provide information on the measures taken by the State party to: (a) Strengthen its legal assistance to Filipino migrant workers; (b) Inform Filipino migrant workers of the administrative and judicial remedies available to them; (c) Increase awareness among Filipino migrant workers, especially women domestic workers, on the available mechanisms for bringing complaints against employers so that any abuses can be investigated and punished; (d) Ensure that consular services respond effectively to the need for protection of Filipino migrant workers and members of their families; 76

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