Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The Convention on Migrant Workers was adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 1990 and it entered into force on 1 July 2003. The convention has been open for signature and ratification since December 1990. However, to date only 34 states have ratified it. No European Union member state has as yet signed or ratified the convention, nor has any indicated an intention to do so.

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