THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IN PRISON:
RESULTS OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY AND REPORT
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/158 of 18 December 1990
Article 28
Migrant workers and members of their families shall have the right to receive
any medical care that is urgently required for the preservation of their life
or the avoidance of irreparable harm to their health on the basis of equality
of treatment with nationals of the State concerned. Such emergency medical
care shall not be refused them by reason of any irregularity with regard to stay
or employment.
Article 43
1. Migrant workers shall enjoy equality of treatment with nationals of the
State of employment in relation to:
(a) Access to educational institutions and services subject to the admission
requirements and other regulations of the institutions and services
concerned;
(b) Access to vocational guidance and placement services;
(c) Access to vocational training and retraining facilities and institutions;
(d) Access to housing, including social housing schemes, and protection
against exploitation in respect of rents;
(e) Access to social and health services, provided that the requirements for
participation in the respective schemes are met;
(f) Access to co-operatives and self-managed enterprises, which shall not
imply a change of their migration status and shall be subject to the rules
and regulations of the bodies concerned;
(g) Access to and participation in cultural life.
Article 45
1. Members of the families of migrant workers shall, in the State of
employment, enjoy equality of treatment with nationals of that State in
relation to:
(a) Access to educational institutions and services, subject to the admission
requirements and other regulations of the institutions and services
concerned;
(b) Access to vocational guidance and training institutions and services,
provided that requirements for participation are met;
(c) Access to social and health services, provided that requirements for
participation in the respective schemes are met;
(d) Access to and participation in cultural life.
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