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Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97) - British Virgin Islands

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s very brief report once again fails to reply to the issues that have been raised in its previous direct requests, since 2000. These comments particularly aimed at obtaining up-to-date information, since the 1999 General Survey on migrant workers, regarding new trends in migration flows from and to the territory, as well as their impact on the content and application of its national legislation and policy in respect of migration, including with regard to Articles 6 and 8 of the Convention. The Committee therefore urges the Government to provide full information regarding the following:

• (i) Copies of any new legislation or regulations adopted as well as up-to-date information, on its policy on emigration and immigration and in reply to the questions contained in the report form for the Convention. Please provide statistical information, disaggregated by sex and nationality, and indicate how contemporary trends in migratory flows have had an impact on the content and application of the national policy and legislation in respect of emigration and immigration.
• (ii) The practical implementation of its policy of equality of treatment between national workers and migrant workers on the subjects enumerated in Article 6(1)(a)–(d) of the Convention, with an indication of any measures taken or envisaged to ensure that female migrant workers are treated on equal footing as their male counterparts, foreigners or nationals, in regard to their employment and living conditions, employment-related taxes and access to legal proceedings (see General Survey, 1999, paragraphs 20–23 and 658).
• (iii) The practical application of maintenance of right of residence in the event of incapacity for work of migrant workers admitted on a permanent basis, as provided for in Article 8 of the Convention (see General Survey, 1999, paragraphs 600–608).