2. Where the applicable legislation does not allow migrant workers and members of their
families a benefit, the States concerned shall examine the possibility of reimbursing
interested persons the amount of contributions made by them with respect to that benefit
on the basis of the treatment granted to nationals who are in similar circumstances.
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 29
Each child of a migrant worker shall have the right to a name, to registration of birth and to
a nationality.
Article 30
Each child of a migrant worker shall have the basic right of access to education on the basis
of equality of treatment with nationals of the State concerned. Access to public pre-school
educational institutions or schools shall not be refused or limited by reason of the irregular
situation with respect to stay or employment of either parent or by reason of the irregularity
of the child’s stay in the State of employment.
Article 31
1. States Parties shall ensure respect for the cultural identity of migrant workers and
members of their families and shall not prevent them from maintaining their cultural links
with their State of origin. 2. States Parties may take appropriate measures to assist and
encourage efforts in this respect.
Article 32
Upon the termination of their stay in the State of employment, migrant workers and
members of their families shall have the right to transfer their earnings and savings and, in
accordance with the applicable legislation of the States concerned, their personal effects and
belongings.
Article 33
1. Migrant workers and members of their families shall have the right to be informed by the
State of origin, the State of employment or the State of transit as the case may be concerning:
(a) Their rights arising out of the present Convention;
(b) The conditions of their admission, their rights and obligations under the law and
practice of the State concerned and such other matters as will enable them to comply with
administrative or other formalities in that State. 2. States Parties shall take all measures they
deem appropriate to disseminate the said information or to ensure that it is provided by
employers, trade unions or other appropriate bodies or institutions. As appropriate, they
shall co-operate with other States concerned.
3. Such adequate information shall be provided upon request to migrant workers and
members of their families, free of charge, and, as far as possible, in a language they are able
to understand.
Article 34
Nothing in the present part of the Convention shall have the effect of relieving migrant
workers and the members of their families from either the obligation to comply with the
laws and regulations of any State of transit and the State of employment or the obligation to
respect the cultural identity of the inhabitants of such States.
Article 35
Nothing in the present part of the Convention shall be interpreted as implying the
regularization of the situation of migrant workers or members of their families who are
non-documented or in an irregular situation or any right to such regularization of their
situation, nor shall it prejudice the measures intended to ensure sound and equitableconditions for international migration as provided in part VI of the present Convention.
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