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(32) Will consider adhering to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination, if they have not already done so;
(33) Will consider taking appropriate measures within their constitutional framework and in
conformity with their international obligations to assure to everyone on their territory protection against discrimination on racial, ethnic and religious grounds, as well as to protect all
individuals, including foreigners, against acts of violence, including on any of these grounds.
Moreover, they will make full use of their domestic legal processes, including enforcement of
existing laws in this regard;
(34) Will consider developing programmes to create the conditions for promoting nondiscrimination and cross-cultural understanding which will focus on human rights education,
grass-roots action, cross-cultural training and research;
(35) Reaffirm, in this context, the need to develop appropriate programmes addressing problems of their respective nationals belonging to Roma and other groups traditionally identified
as Gypsies and to create conditions for them to have equal opportunities to participate fully in
the life of society, and will consider how to co-operate to this end.
Migrant workers
The participating States
(36) Restate that human rights and fundamental freedoms are universal, that they are also enjoyed by migrant workers wherever they live and stress the importance of implementing all
CSCE commitments on migrant workers and their families lawfully residing in the participating States;
(37) Will encourage the creation of conditions to foster greater harmony in relations between
migrant workers and the rest of the society of the participating State in which they lawfully reside. To this end, they will seek to offer, inter alia, measures to facilitate the familiarization of
migrant workers and their families with the languages and social life of the respective participating State in which they lawfully reside so as to enable them to participate in the life of the
society of the host country;
(38) Will, in accordance with their domestic policies, laws and international obligations seek,
as appropriate, to create the conditions for promoting equality of opportunity in respect of
working conditions, education, social security and health services, housing, access to trade
unions as well as cultural rights for lawfully residing and working migrant workers.
Refugees and displaced persons
The participating States
(39) Express their concern over the problem of refugees and displaced persons;
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