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ARTICLE-20
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... 2. No
migrant worker
or
member
of his or her
family
shall be
deprived
of his or her
authorization
of
residence
or
work permit
or
expelled
merely on the ground of failure to fulfil an
obligation
arising out of a
work
contract
unless fulfilment of that
obligation
constitutes a
condition
for such
authorization
or
permit
. ...
... 2. No
migrant worker
or
member
of his or her
family
shall be
deprived
of his or her
authorization
of
residence
or
work permit
or
expelled
merely on the ground of failure to fulfil an
obligation
arising out of a
work
contract
unless fulfilment of that
obligation
constitutes a
condition
for such
authorization
or
permit
. ...
ARTICLE-21
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... It shall be
unlawful
for anyone, other than a
public official
duly
authorized
by
law
, to
confiscate
,
destroy
or
attempt
to
destroy
identity documents
,
documents
authorizing
entry
to or stay,
residence
or
establishment
in the
national territory
or
work permits
. No
authorized
confiscation
of such
documents
shall take
place
without
delivery
of a detailed
receipt
. In no
case
shall it be permitted to
destroy
the
passport
or
equivalent
document
of a
migrant worker
or a
member
of his or her
family
. ...
ARTICLE-49
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... 2.
Migrant workers
who in the
State of employment
are allowed
freely
to
choose
their remunerated
activity
shall neither be regarded as in an
irregular situation
nor shall they lose their
authorization
of
residence
by the mere
fact
of the
termination
of their remunerated
activity
prior
to the
expiration
of their
work permits
or similar
authorizations
. ...
ARTICLE-51
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...
Migrant workers
who in the
State of employment
are not permitted
freely
to
choose
their remunerated
activity
shall neither be regarded as in an
irregular situation
nor shall they lose their
authorization
of
residence
by the mere
fact
of the
termination
of their remunerated
activity
prior
to the
expiration
of their
work permit
, except where the
authorization
of
residence
is expressly dependent upon the
specific
remunerated
activity
for which they were admitted. Such
migrant workers
shall have the
right
to
seek
alternative
employment
,
participation
in
public work
schemes
and
retraining
during the remaining
period
of their
authorization
to
work
,
subject
to such
conditions
and
limitations
as are specified in the
authorization
to
work
. ...
ARTICLE-56
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... 2.
Expulsion
shall not be resorted to for the
purpose
of depriving a
migrant worker
or a
member
of his or her
family
of the
rights
arising out of the
authorization
of
residence
and the
work permit
. ...
ARTICLE-61
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... 4. Without
prejudice
to the
provisions
of
article
47
of the present
Convention
and to
relevant
bilateral
or
multilateral agreements
,
States Parties
concerned
shall
permit
payment
of the
earnings
of
project-tied workers
in their
State of origin
or
habitual residence
. ...
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