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documented and undocumented migrant workers, as well as asylum -seekers in
organizing themselves. 57 In Europe, the Worker Support Centre in Scotland provides
support and information to seasonal workers through outreach led by former
temporary workers 58 and Unia of Switzerland established a code of conduct for trade
unionists in order to respect and protect the rights of workers with an irregular
residency status. 59 Further, multiple organizations in Canada have been advocating
the replacement of the temporary, employer-tied work permits for migrants with open
work permits without sectoral or regional ties. 60
17. Tackling fraudulent recruitment of migrant workers is another important area of
work. In order to combat illegal fees and extortion by Mexico-based recruiters of
agricultural workers intending to work in the United States with H -2A visas, the Fair
Food Standards Council intervened, resulting in the designation of the National
Employment Service of Mexico as the sole recruitment channel for Fair Food
Program-affiliated farms as of January 2017. 61 With support from the ILO Fair
Recruitment Initiative, ITUC developed the Recruitment Advisor website and
Chatbot, 62 a global recruitment and employment review platform offering workers
easy access to information about recruitment agencies and workers’ rights when
looking for a job abroad. The Recruitment Advisor has coordination teams attached
to workers’ organizations in different countries such as Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, the Philippines, Sri Lanka
and Uganda, as well as in Hong Kong, China. 63
18. Displaced persons are also vulnerable to contemporary forms of slavery, 64 and
there are encouraging examples of workers’ organizations providing different types
of support. The Worker Justice Centre of New York conducts outreach to refugees
resettled in the State in order to help them find employment. 65 In Jordan, workers’
organizations partner with the Ministry of Labour to issue flexible work permits for
displaced persons and promote their rights to organize and bargain collectively, in
closer collaboration with other stakeholders such as ILO and the Ara b Trade Union
Confederation. 66 In addition, these rights for displaced persons are recognized in
Mexico and the Republic of Korea, and Sweden introduced a fast-track initiative
whereby refugees with qualifications and experience are integrated into the labour
market in professions such as medicine, health and social care and teaching, in closer
cooperation with national workers’ organizations. 67
19. In addition, others promote the social and labour inclusion of persons with
disabilities and indigenous peoples. 68 For instance, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade
Unions has established a structure for workers with disabilities with representatives
from 35 affiliates, and a disability policy was recently adopted. 69 The Central Unitaria
de Trabajadores Auténtica of Paraguay exclusively supports indigenous peoples
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Submission by Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan.
Submission by Worker Support Centre.
Submission by Swiss Trade Union Confederation.
Submissions by Contre la Traite Humaine Interne et Internationale, Association for the Rights of
Household and Farm Workers, and Canadian Labour Congress.
Submissions by Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Fair Food Standards Council, and
Worker-driven Social Responsibility Network.
Recruitment Advisor is available at https://www.recruitmentadvisor.org/about-us.
Submission by ITUC; and https://www.ilo.org/publications/general-principles-and-operationalguidelines-fair-recruitment-and.
A/HRC/48/52.
Submission by Freedom Network USA.
Equal Time, Impact of Forced Displacement, 2023; and submission by ITUC.
A/HRC/48/52, para. 56.
Submission by Ecuador.
Submission by Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions.
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