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welcoming the adoption by that Organization of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011
(No. 189) and of the Domestic Workers Recommendation, 2011 (No. 201),
Taking note of the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and
Human Trafficking1 and the commentary thereon developed by the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,
Affirming that trafficking in persons violates and impairs the enjoyment of human
rights and fundamental freedoms, continues to pose a serious challenge to humanity and
requires a concerted international assessment and response and genuine multilateral
cooperation among countries of origin, transit and destination for its eradication,
Recognizing that victims of trafficking are often subject to multiple forms of
discrimination and violence, including on the grounds of gender, age, disability, ethnicity,
culture and religion, as well as national or social origin, and that these forms of
discrimination may themselves fuel trafficking in persons,
Recognizing also that human trafficking in supply chains has been identified as a
serious problem and a challenge that needs to be addressed in various economic sectors,
including those integrated into global markets,
Noting that some of the demand fostering sexual exploitation, exploitative labour
and illegal removal of organs is met by trafficking in persons,
Noting also that the availability of regular labour migration opportunities can be a
way to reduce the risk of people being trafficked,
Welcoming in particular the efforts of States, United Nations bodies and agencies
and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to address the problem of
trafficking in persons, especially women and children, including the Working Group on the
Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational
Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, the United Nations Global Plan of Action to
Combat Trafficking, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 64/293 of 30 July
2010, the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking, the Inter-Agency Coordination
Group against Trafficking in Persons and the United Nations Task Force on Transnational
Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking,
Taking note of the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons of the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime and the Global Report on Forced Labour of the International
Labour Organization,
Taking note with appreciation of the reports of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in
persons, especially women and children, submitted to the General Assembly2 and the
Human Rights Council,3
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Reiterates its concern at:
(a)
The high number of persons, especially women and children, who are victims
of trafficking being trafficked within and between regions and States;
(b)
The increasing activities of transnational and national organized crime groups
and others who profit from trafficking in persons, especially women and children, without
regard for dangerous and inhumane conditions, in flagrant violation of domestic laws and
international law and contrary to international standards;
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E/2002/68/Add.1.
A/67/261.
A/HRC/23/48.