A/79/159 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 __________________ 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 24-13043 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. 9/21

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