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The municipal social services must give precedence to or regain the main role of citizens in taking social decisions at a municipal level, by providing innovative mechanisms to express and coordinate, thus allowing for greater participation fromcitizens and social entities. The article analyses the contributions and opportunities for civic participation, and goes deeper into the democratisation of public policies in the municipal sphere. A systematic and reflexive assessment of the contexts, objectives, dimensions, opportunities and mechanisms aimed at incorporating civic participation into social services management. In addition, results and conclusions are presented from recent empirical research into participation in municipal social policies, comparing the reality and trends in studies and experiences, both nationally and internationally. ; Els Serveis Socials municipals ha de prioritzar/recuperar el protagonisme ciutadà en les decisions socials municipals mitjançant la innovació en l'articulació i coordinació de mecanismes que permetin una més gran participació dels ciutadans i de les entitats socials. L'article realitza una anàlisi de les contribucions i oportunitats de la participació ciutadana per aprofundir en la democratització de les polítiques públiques en l'àmbit municipal. Una avaluació sistemàtica i reflexiva dels contextos, objectius, dimensions, oportunitats i mecanismes orientats a incorporar la participació ciutadana en la gestió de serveis socials. Es presenten, a més, resultats i conclusions d'una recent investigació empírica sobre la participació en l'àmbit de les polítiques socials municipals, tot comparant realitats i tendències en estudis i experiències d'àmbit nacional i internacional. ; Los Servicios Sociales municipales deben primar/recuperar el protagonismo ciudadano en las decisiones sociales municipales mediante la innovación en la articulación y coordinación de mecanismos que permitan una mayor participación de los ciudadanos y de las entidades sociales. El artículo realiza un análisis de las contribuciones y oportunidades de la participación ciudadana para profundizar en la democratización de las políticas públicas en el ámbito municipal. Una evaluación sistemática y reflexiva de los contextos, objetivos, dimensiones, oportunidades y mecanismos orientados a incorporar la participación ciudadana en la gestión de servicios sociales. Se presentan, además, resultados y conclusiones de una reciente investigación empírica sobre la participación en el ámbito de las políticas sociales municipales, comparando realidades y tendencias en estudios y experiencias de ámbito nacional e internacional.

Adjusting the legal status, and support policies for migrant workers is an issue on the agenda of international institutions for nearly a hundred years. The first efforts to protect foreign workers have been taken during the first session of the International Labour Conference in 1919. In the following decades ILO activities has led to the preparation of three international documents concerning this issue (non-binding ILO Convention No. 66 in 1939, and Convention No. 97 of 1949, and No. 143 of 1975). For many decades, the problem of the protection and assistance of migrant workers' rights was considered as a narrow issue of international labor law. Codification efforts, undertaken during seventies, has led to the adaptation of the UN document (International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families) in 1990, and inclusion this issue into more general area of international human rights law. Despite this fact, and the existence of several categories of documents concerning migrant workers within Council of Europe, the European Union, and even ASEAN, the protection of migrant workers has never been effectively functioning system. The aim of this article is the analysis of the codification of that issue, and the main obstacles to consensus on the protection of migrant workers' rights. The state parties of the UN Convention contains primarily countries of origin of migrants (such as Mexico, Morocco and the Philippines). It seems, therefore, that despite 46 ratifications the, UN convention does not have a global character, and activities of its monitoring body (Committee on Migrant Workers-CMW) reflects primarily demands of sending countries. The article closely examines particularly controversial provisions of the ILO and UN documents from the point of view of current labour migrations and policies of sending and host countries.