SEANF Paper on Migrant Workers workers into the society by facilitating public education awareness campaign regarding role and contributions of migrant workers to the economic and social development of receiving country; educating both the receiving communities and the migrant workers about cultural and language diversity of both sending and receiving countries; and facilitating community support networks for migrant workers. H. Health of migrant workers 25. Article 12 of the ICESCR establishes the right of “everyone to enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.” The SEANF observes that the quality of health of a migrant worker does not just affect the worker, but also has implications on his or her ability to work and contribute to the economy of the receiving country, to earn and send money to his or her family still residing in the country of origin, and to return and reintegrate to the country of origin and enjoy a productive life. Therefore, the SEANF recommends that the health of migrant workers be protected and calls on the regional ASEAN Instrument to ensure that all migrant workers are provided with easily accessible and affordable quality health care. 26. The SEANF finds that CRC Article 24 requires that “States Parties recognize the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health. States Parties shall strive to ensure that no child is deprived of his or her right of access to such health care services.” Accordingly, the SEANF recommends that provisions must be made in the regional ASEAN instrument to ensure that ASEAN member states provide access to low cost, quality pediatric care for the children of all migrant workers. 27. The SEANF finds that Article 12(1) of CEDAW requires all ratifying states “shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the field of health care in order to ensure…access to health care services, including those related to family planning.” The SEANF therefore recommends that all ASEAN states ensure that migrant women workers are provided access to gender-sensitive reproductive health services, in addition to ensuring the protection of women workers’ health in the work place. 22