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;
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