N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue efforts in protecting the dignity and safety of migrant workers, including through appropriate institutional and legislative measures
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Consider enhancing cooperation with countries of origin of migrant workers including on refining the process aimed at protecting such workers from exploitation, with a view to better managing the broad range of challenges in dealing with migrant workers
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Consider acceding to ICESCR, the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), and ICRMW
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Strictly enforce relevant regulations including the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act and the Passport Act, which prohibit employers to hold on to passports, travel documents and work permits of their foreign workers
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt legal protection for migrant workers and enforce them, including with respect to wages and working hours, and address allegations of excessive agency fees and forced detention by "repatriation companies"
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt measures to protect the human rights of migrants, in particular foreign domestic workers through the revision of the legislation that establishes deportation in case of pregnancy or diagnostic of sexually- transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- HIV - Aids
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Right to health
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Include domestic work among the fields covered by the Employment Act, which would significantly improve the situation of many migrant workers
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue its efforts in protecting the rights of specific groups such as women, children, the disabled, the aged and migrant workers
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Study further and consider ratification of other international human rights treaties, namely: ICESCR, ICCPR, ICERD and ICRMW
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Consider signing and ratifying ICRMW
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Consider ratifying other core international human rights instruments, starting with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) and the instruments mentioned in paragraph 158 of the report, as well as the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRMW)
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Extend the protection afforded by labour law to the entire range of domestic workers
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Consider accession to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Review laws and regulations that call for immediate and automatic deportation of migrant workers on health grounds
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Enact a national migrant legislation to protect the rights of migrant workers and ensure that migrant workers who wish to pursue claim against employers are not forced to repatriate without access to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt a comprehensive legislation that guarantees the protection of the rights of migrant workers
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Take the necessary steps to prohibit employers from withholding their foreign workers' passports, travel documents, and work permits as well as to improve access to comprehensive and affordable health services
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Right to health
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Protect the legitimate rights of foreign workers in Singapore and help them get the necessary vocational training
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue its efforts so as to realize the right to work, including through technical and vocational education and training
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Initiate a national dialogue on a universal minimum wage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Labour rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Consider ratifying the Convention against Torture, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, and ILO Convention 189
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Ratify ILO Conventions Nos. 87, 111, 169 and 189
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Indigenous peoples
- International instruments
- Labour rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Take measures to ratify ILO Conventions 111 and 189 and to amend the labour legislation so that it also apply to foreign domestic workers and ensure that such workers are entitled to adequate wages, decent working conditions, benefits and access to complaint and redress mechanisms
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Repeal the law that deports foreign workers suffering from sexually transmitted diseases
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue efforts at protecting migrant workers and members of their families from exploitation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to ensure care services and equal access of employment opportunities for persons with disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Labour rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to strengthen measures to promote the human rights of migrant domestic workers, including by seeking to further improve working conditions of domestic workers in Singapore
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Migrants
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Continue its path of developing a financial system that will allow for assisting workers wishing to demand reparations in cases of litigation with their employer
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 24 - January 2016
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Consider the possibility of acceding to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants