FIDH welcomes ratification by Paraguay of the UN Migrants' Workers Convention and calls on EU member states to follow Paraguay's example

FIDH welcomes the recent ratification by Paraguay of the United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (MWC)1. This represents an important step for the protection of the rights of migrant workers. Paraguay's ratification brings the total number of ratifications to 38. - Paraguay / United Nations, European Union, une, migrations

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Source: fidh.org

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