Intational migration mainly happens between the North and the South. Migrant workers have made important contri-butions to the inclusive growth and sustainable development of world economy, but their human rights are often violated. In recent years, frequent extreme terrorists attacks and large-scale refugee influxes have triggered anti-foreign sentiment and policies in developed coun-tries, which expose migrant workers to an unprecedented human rights crisis. The Intational Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families is an import-ant convention adopted by the United Nations that specially protects human rights of migrant workers. However, as the convention has not been ratified by major developed countries where most migrant workers seek employment, the protection regime has an empty shell. Developing countries where most migrant workers originate from should strengthen cooperation among themselves and urge developed countries to fulfill the duty of human rights protection by normalizing the status of migrant workers and that of members of their families in employment countries and ratifying the convention as soon as possi-ble.