The tenth meeting of States parties to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICRMW) will be held on 29 June 2021, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The purpose of the meeting is to elect 7 members of the Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) to replace those whose terms of office will expire on 31 December 2021.

Members are elected for a term of four years by States parties in accordance with article 72 of the Convention. Members serve in their personal capacity and may be re-elected if renominated.

States parties to the Convention have been invited to nominate their candidates by 31 March 2021.

General Information

Note verbale from the Secretary General to the State Parties to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families	English \| Français \| Español
Second note verbale from the Secretary General to the State Parties to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (credentials)	English \| Français \| Español
Membership of the Committee	English \| Français \| Español
Information on the requirements, responsibilities and entitlements relating to treaty body membership	English \| Français \| Español
Article 72 of the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families	English \| Français \| Español
Biographical Data Form	English \| Français \| Español

Documentation

Provisional agenda	CMW/SP/20	(available in all six UN languages)
Note of the Secretary General including the biographical data of nominees	CMW/SP/21	(available in all six UN languages)
Note of the Secretary General including the biographical data of nominees (Addendum)	CMW/SP/21/Add.1	(available in all six UN languages)
Summary of Elections		English

The candidates and their CVs as submitted by the States parties:

Name	Nominated by	Nomination received
Mr. Mamane OUMARIA	Niger	11/02/2021
Ms. Fatima DIALLO	Senegal	22/02/2021
Mr. Azad TAGHI-ZADA	Azerbaijan	23/03/2021
Mr. Ermal FRASHERI	Albania	31/03/2021
Mr. Pablo CERIANI CERNADAS English \| Français \| Español	Argentina	31/03/2021
Ms. Jasminka DZUMHUR	Bosnia and Herzegovina	31/03/2021
Mr. Raymond G. ZOUMATOUN	Benin	16/04/2021

The individuals elected to fill the seven positions on the Committee are:

Name	Nominated by	Term expires
Mr. Pablo CERIANI CERNADAS English \| Français \| Español	Argentina	31/12/2025
Ms. Fatima DIALLO	Senegal	31/12/2025
Ms. Jasminka DZUMHUR	Bosnia and Herzegovina	31/12/2025
Mr. Ermal FRASHERI	Albania	31/12/2025
Mr. Mamane OUMARIA	Niger	31/12/2025
Mr. Azad TAGHI-ZADA	Azerbaijan	31/12/2025
Mr. Raymond G. ZOUMATOUN	Benin	31/12/2025

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Publication

Migration, human rights and governance - Handbook for Parliamentarians N° 24
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Situations of migrants in transit
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OHCHR’s recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders
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Behind Closed Doors - Protecting and promoting the human rights of migrant domestic workers in an irregular situation
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Shining new light on the UN Migrant Workers Convention (Alan Desmond, 2018)
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