Jamaica: Submission to the United Nations Committee on Migrant Workers, 40th session, 7-17 April 2025

Amnesty International submits this briefing in advance of the examination of Jamaica by the Committee on Migrant Workers during its 40th session in April 2025. In this document, Amnesty International sets out its concerns about the implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families by Jamaica, focusing on the violations of the human rights of Jamaican migrants enabled by bilateral labour migration agreements. It is not and exhaustive account of the organizations concerns with regard to the implementation of the Convention in the country.

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