Call to Action : Joint ETUC-ITUC Statement on the Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration Intergovernmental Negotiations

Dear colleagues,

please find attached a join statement by ETUC and ITUC aimed at influencing the negotiations on the Global Compact for Migration.

ETUC and ITUC jointly call for a Global Compact "robust, comprehensive, and rooted in international human and labour rights law. It must ensure full protections for all migrants, regardless of status".

There is a strong concern on the role played by the EU in the negotiations and on the stress that is being put on irregular migration and 'illegal' status of migrants. 

The statement includes an annex with proposal for language change of Draft v.2. in some specific points.

We encourage you to use this statement and annex for your lobby action and spread it among national authorities taking part in the negotiations.

Best regards,

Liina Carr