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The 15^th session of the Committee on Migrant Workers took place in Geneva from 12 to 23 September 2011.

The following countries have been examined:

• Argentina
• Chile
• Guatemala

Click here for general information on the Committee.

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The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW) monitors the implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. CMW is the most recently created treaty body and held its first plenary session in March 2004. It presently holds two sessions per year and is composed of ten independent experts.

Further reading

Click here to access ISHR reports on individual State examinations by CMW.

Click here to access OHCHR webpage on CMW.