Position Paper

Committee: Commission on Human Rights
Topic: Migrant workers
Country: Costa Rica
Delegate: Joshua Tirado, Boothbay Region High School

Costa Rica, a country that has been through wars and rebellions through the 1980’s, however still remains neutral, and still the only nation without an army. Although Costa Rica is a country where many go for paradise and a relax vacation, It is still a country where people choose to migrate to, and looking for work and new hopes.
Costa Rica has many beautiful scenic tours paradise views. Costa Rica does not have a big percentage, or hardly any of people in search for work , as it does with huge numbers of imports for migrant workers. “Nicaragua has a lot of problems, and for us Costa Rica is like a paradise.” Mike Melendez, a migrant worker from Nicaragua says. Costa Rica can not future development in trade and foreign investment with so many migrant workers coming in.
Challenges facing the Costa Rica government is protecting migrant workers against labor exploitation, and the social insertion of migrant populations, and improvements of access to education, and health services and rights of Costa Rica that protect migrant workers. With the lack of border patrol, migrant workers from neighboring countries are attracted to the stable economy and standard of living in Costa Rica. Actions taken by the government is to increase taxes in more money for a better border patrol security. The money would go towards Costa Rica’s waters and the border bordering its neighboring countries like Nicaragua and Panama. Panama has a stable economy like Costa RIca so people don’t usually migrate to Costa Rica from Panama.
UN committee on human rights say that migration is is unlawful and the subject to matter will be arrested, and also a trial. Deportation or jail time will be issued. Laws from Costa Rica president Oscar Arias states that if immigrants are found, a quick deportation is usually the case if someone is identified as an illegal immigrant. New laws allow Costa Rica’s police to enter a house where immigrants are suspected, and by force arrest the people. No warrants of any kind are needed, and suspects will be held until their status checks out. Many people complain how this interferes with their human rights, hence the law remains upheld till today.