UN experts urged States and businesses to take stronger action to address the serious and systemic challenges faced by migrant workers through the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

In the report, the Working Group was alarmed by the plethora of business-related human rights abuses experienced by transnational migrant workers, including forced labour, exploitation and debt bondage, unsafe living conditions, as well as various forms of discrimination and violence. Although progress has been made globally and nationally to uphold migrant workers’ rights, major implementation gaps remain.