implementation of its recommendations
9. Participating in the Global Forum on Migration and Development,
10. Enhancing cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR), particularly with the National Institutions Unit (NIU) and Asia
and the Pacific Unit
11. Enhancing cooperation with international organizations, in particular, International
Labor Organisation (ILO), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and
International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
12. Institution-building related to the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and
Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (January 2007),
National Implementation of International Human Rights Standards
13. Encouraging and supporting establishment of independent NHRIs in conformity
with the Principles Relating to the Status and Functioning of National Institutions
for Protection and Promotion of Human Rights (Paris Principles),
14. Strengthening of NHRI mandates with regard to the human rights of migrants,
15. Developing and implementing National Action Plans (NAP) that include the human
rights of migrants, and ensuring the implementation of such NAPs,
16. Harmonizing national legislation and policies in conformity with international
human rights standards,
17. Improving policy coordination among government agencies in addressing issues of
migration based on human rights principles,
18. Enhancing cooperation and collaboration with relevant government agencies,
19. Enhancing cooperation with stakeholders such as NGOs, academia, media and other
civil society actors,
20. Ensuring participation of migrants in the policy decision-making process and policy
implementation,
Remedies and Services
21. Providing effective remedies such as complaints-filing, counseling, investigation,
etc., regarding human rights violations against migrants, in particular, irregular and
undocumented workers, victims of trafficking, smuggling and sexual abuse,
22. Providing legal aid or paralegal assistance and services,
23. Promoting and ensuring equal access to education, medical, social security, judicial
and legal services for migrants and their family members,
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