Currently, the world is plagued by a significant predicament involving the exploitation of migrant workers. Within the International Labour Organization, there are a variety of mixed stances, although one ideal is evident. It is crucial that migrant workers be treated humanely and implementations are set in place to lower any repercussions that migrant workers may face when moving, either forcefully or not, between nations.
Majority of the world is able to see the benefits that migrant workers offer to world economies. These circumstances include remittances which add hundreds of billions of dollars to the world economy, and lower national unemployment rates. However, when these migrant workers are exploited, not only are there economic and ethical implications, but also social.
So far, three different resolutions have been drafted. Two similar solutions have been created by the delegations of Egypt and the United Kingdom respectively. After interviewing the delegation of Iran, it is clear that the debate is not conflicted by normal attributes such as wealth, type of government, or region, but rather by each individual nation’s reliance on migrant workers. One major perspective that has been evident in the committee session thus far is that “responsibility for the exploitation of migrant workers belongs to the workers home nations” (The Delegation of The Islamic Republic of Iran). This example is prevalent between Mexico - USA, and Iran - Afghanistan. However, these examples can be viewed as “fairly hypocritical” (The Delegation of The Islamic Republic of Iran) as when Iran’s own migrant workers get caught in exploitation attempts, the nation puts pressure on the guest nation to resolve any problems involving their citizens.
Other nations such as the United Arab Emirates, whose infrastructure depends on migrant workers, need to be careful as it is well known that living conditions for international workers in nations like these are not up to an acceptable standard. Furthermore, types of exploitations such as child labour and sex workers have to be considered through totally different lenses as they have different effects on various world economies. Child labour offers a reliable source of income for many Asian nations such as India and Bangladesh, and thus human rights must be touched upon. Also, in various European nations, like Denmark, while prostitution is legal, pimping is not, and thus the sex trade has been developing at an incredible rate. Questions as to what extent crimes against sexual morality arise when discussing these topics, and overall, ILO appears to be a more complex discourse than seen at the surface.
Majority of the world is able to see the benefits that migrant workers offer to world economies. These circumstances include remittances which add hundreds of billions of dollars to the world economy, and lower national unemployment rates. However, when these migrant workers are exploited, not only are there economic and ethical implications, but also social.
So far, three different resolutions have been drafted. Two similar solutions have been created by the delegations of Egypt and the United Kingdom respectively. After interviewing the delegation of Iran, it is clear that the debate is not conflicted by normal attributes such as wealth, type of government, or region, but rather by each individual nation’s reliance on migrant workers. One major perspective that has been evident in the committee session thus far is that “responsibility for the exploitation of migrant workers belongs to the workers home nations” (The Delegation of The Islamic Republic of Iran). This example is prevalent between Mexico - USA, and Iran - Afghanistan. However, these examples can be viewed as “fairly hypocritical” (The Delegation of The Islamic Republic of Iran) as when Iran’s own migrant workers get caught in exploitation attempts, the nation puts pressure on the guest nation to resolve any problems involving their citizens.
Other nations such as the United Arab Emirates, whose infrastructure depends on migrant workers, need to be careful as it is well known that living conditions for international workers in nations like these are not up to an acceptable standard. Furthermore, types of exploitations such as child labour and sex workers have to be considered through totally different lenses as they have different effects on various world economies. Child labour offers a reliable source of income for many Asian nations such as India and Bangladesh, and thus human rights must be touched upon. Also, in various European nations, like Denmark, while prostitution is legal, pimping is not, and thus the sex trade has been developing at an incredible rate. Questions as to what extent crimes against sexual morality arise when discussing these topics, and overall, ILO appears to be a more complex discourse than seen at the surface.