Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97) - Cyprus (Ratification: 1960)

The Committee takes note of the information provided in the Government’s report.

1. Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention. The Committee notes with interest the enactment of the Private Employment Agencies Law (Law No. 8(I) of 1997) which aims at strengthening further the existing measures towards the protection of migrant workers. This law prohibits private employment agencies from supplying false information regarding the terms and conditions of work of applicants and provides for control mechanisms which may lead to withdraw an agency’s operating license and impose penalties for infringement of the law. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to supply information on the enforcement of the new provisions.

2. Article 6. Recalling that under paragraph 1 of this Article, every State which has ratified the Convention undertakes to apply, without discrimination in respect of nationality, race, religion or sex, to immigrants lawfully within its territory, treatment no less favourable than that which it applies to its own nationals in respect of the matters enumerated in subparagraphs (a) to (d) of this Article, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the measures taken or envisaged to ensure that women migrant workers are treated on a par with their male counterparts, foreign or otherwise, in respect of working and living conditions, social security, work-related taxes, and access to the justice system - in view of the growing feminization of migration for employment (see paragraph 20-23 and 658 of the General Survey of 1999 on migrant workers).

3. Part V of the report form. The Committee notes the information and statistical data supplied in the Government’s report. It asks the Government to continue to provide general information on the manner in which the Convention is applied, in accordance to Part V of the report form.