Submission to the Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

The Center for Migration, Gender and Justice is a migrant- and women-led non-profit, non-governmental organization that addresses human rights at the intersection of migration and gender through research, advocacy, and education. Within our areas of expertise, this report speaks to Benin’s implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in light of the Committee’s 39th session (2-13 December 2024). Throughout the report, the names of any alleged victims, witnesses, and perpetrators have been anonymized, and no photographs of alleged victims, witnesses, or perpetrators have been included.

In this report, we employ a working definition of migrant as a person who moves away from their place of usual residence, whether within a country or across an international border, temporarily or permanently, and for a variety of reasons. The term includes a number of legal statuses of persons. We identify the specific legal status when necessary and/or to amplify particular experiences.