移民劳工在种族大会上重新结盟

 

Migrant Workers Rally at Racism¹ Conference

Vikram Singh

Durban

3 Sep 2001 22:01 UTC 

 

Supporters of migrant workers' rights 1)rallied with renewed optimism at the World Conference Against Racism on Monday, after Belize 2)ratified a key international 3)convention on migrant rights.

Representatives of more than 80 4)migrant and 5)refugee rights groups came to Durban to draw attention to the plight² of migrant workers and build support for the convention.

Loretta Brunjo, a migrant worker in Hong Kong, believes activists³ at the conference have been able to draw attention to the links between 6)racism and migrant labor⁴. "We can consider ourselves modern day slaves of globalization," she said. "Migrant labor now represents the cheapest, most flexible, and 7)deregulated labor, and I am very happy that in the NGO forum⁵ we have successfully highlighted the 8)institutionalized and non-institutionalized forms of racism."

The activists are calling on the governments represented in Durban to take concrete steps to help migrant communities fight discrimination. They want the states to ratify⁶ the International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers, which was adopted in 1990, but will only come into force after 20 states ratify it. With the 9)approval by Belize, the convention has 17 ratifications⁷. The activists say that the conference could mark a watershed⁸ in international recognition of migrant rights, if three more states ratify the convention by Friday, when the conference ends.

Sajida Ally, Asian Migrant Center, says approval of the convention is important because workers like Loretta Brunjo need international protections. "The Migrant Rights Convention is an extremely progressive convention," she said, "that outlines international norms and standards that need to be respected in order to 10)promote migrant human rights. Right now, migrant workers do not have any such language to protect their issues."

Obtaining rights for migrants is complicated, because they frequently travel across borders and between 11)jurisdictions. Ms. Ally says that, while some existing mechanisms⁹ and national laws protect the rights of migrant workers, a comprehensive and globall1y accepted framework would help promote rights no matter where violations¹⁰ take place.

 

 

(1)   rally[5rAlI]v.重整旗鼓, 给予新力量,决心, 集结n.集会

(2)   ratify[5rAtIfaI]vt.批准, 认可

(3)   convention[kEn5venF(E)n]n.大会, 协定, 习俗, 惯例

(4)   migrant[5maI^rEnt]n.候鸟, 移居者

(5)   refugee[refjJ:5dVi:; (?@) 5refjJdVi:]n.难民, 流亡者

(6)   racism n.种族主义, 人种偏见, 种族歧视

(7)   deregulate[di:re^jJleIt]v.解除管制

(8)   institutionalize[InstI5tju:FEnElaIz]v.使制度化或习俗化, 使送进专门机构

(9)   approval[E5pru:v(E)l]n.赞成, 承认, 正式批准

(10)   promote[prE5mEJt]vt.促进, 发扬, 提升, 提拔, 晋升为

(11)   jurisdiction[dVJErIs5dIkF(E)n]n.权限

 

 

1 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

2 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

3 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

6 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

7 ratifications   

n.正式批准，认可( ratification的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The ratifications shall be exchanged in Berlin. 批准将交换在柏林。 来自互联网
• After receiving the required 60 ratifications, the Court came into being on 1 July 20060个国家批准该规约后，法院于2002 年7月1日成立。 来自互联网

8 watershed   

n.转折点，分水岭，分界线

参考例句：

• Our marriage was at a watershed.我们的婚姻到了一个转折关头。
• It forms the watershed between the two rivers.它成了两条河流的分水岭。

9 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。