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The Pros And Cons Of Migrant Workers

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Approximately 150 million migrant workers are present in today’s society, and it would be oblivious, to say the least, to disregard the fact that they play unimportant roles in our lives. However, it seems that as the population of migrant workers grow, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination towards this group of people follow along. Stereotypes, poverty stricken backgrounds and cultural superstitions or irrationalities account for these hate crimes, despite the fact that economies rely heavily on migrant workers for their labor. History and past efforts have proven that this issue rises and falls in relevancy; an event regarding social prejudice against migrants emerges, creates a controversy, and dies down completely until the next …show more content…

One of them is the Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), created in 1949 (the original draft was created in 1939), that targets the specific needs of migrant workers. The principle ideas in the convention were altered and modifications were added from the original draft, as that convention has not been ratified by any states. As of 2013, 49 countries have ratified this convention, therefore it is not in full force. After the creation of this specific convention, other conventions regarding migrant workers were created as a follow up, such as Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 and United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their …show more content…

Yet, the discrimination has grown too far beyond limits and is intolerable, and with the right efforts, it can be decreased. The first step, perhaps the most important one, would be education. Educating migrants of the rights that they possess is as important as engaging support from public bodies, as advocating for these mistreated workers will create a solid foundation for organisations to build upon. The Global Migration Group and other UN coordinated organisations, as well as NGOs such as migration.org or International Organisation for Migration can be directly hands on involved, and paper related, televised or social media can also become a platform for voices to be spoken. Encouraging schools to implement a program regarding migration will educate the youth generation about the ongoing topic, and is crucial to enforce. All in all, public support, raising the minimum wage for LEDC nations, enforcing the Decent Work Agenda in individual nation governments, and providing hands on support for migrant workers in struggling environments will contribute to the solution of this

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