CHAPTER V - ANNUAL REPORT 2005

SEVENTH PROGRESS REPORT OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEURSHIP ON MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN

JANUARY AND DECEMBER 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.          INTRODUCTION

II.         MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE RAPPORTEURSHIP IN 2005

III.       GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES RELATING TO
              THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

A.         International Instruments and Initiatives

B.         Issues in the member States that affect migrant workers
                        and their families

IV.      CASE LAW DEVELOPED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM ON THE SUBJECT
           OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES

 V.        THE ROLE OF SENDING STATES IN PROTECTING AND ENSURING THE HUMAN
             RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES