COVID-19: Governments Must Protect the Rights of Migrants During the Pandemic and Beyond, UN Experts Urge

UN human rights experts today called on States to protect the rights of migrants and their families, regardless of their migration status, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The labour rights of migrant workers globally, especially of those in essential sectors, must be guaranteed and measures taken to protect their health," said Can Ünver who chairs the UN Committee on Migrant Workers, and Felipe González Morales, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants.