International Journal of Law

Authors
Sheeba Ahad

Abstract
Migration has occurred throughout history, and contemporary trends certainly show that it will keep on increasing in the future. It has been a fundamental part of human history, shaping and reshaping societies, cultures and economies. The twenty-first century is undoubtedly no exception. The millions of migrants who move within countryside or travel from developing to developed countries today are the latest picture of an age-old tradition. In 2013 United Nations, estimated the number of International Migration Worldwide reaches 232 million. Across the world, core labour rights, are considered by many to be basic human rights. Nevertheless, over half of the world’s workers -more than 1.5 billion people - still work in vulnerable, contingent jobs; they are low-paid; their fundamental rights are not protected; and they have little or no security in the event of unemployment or the materialization of personal risks. The present attempts to study the various provisions of International labour standards of ILO for protection of migrant workers the human rights at work. The paper also highlights that inspite of a plethora of laws there is a wide gap in the existing legal and policy framework and practical approaches for protecting the basic human rights of the migrant workers. The legislative bodies and the policy makers exhibits a lackdaiscal approach towards incorporating ILO norms related to migrant workers within the legislative and policy framework respectively.