A/79/159 protection of informal workers have been identified in Brazil, Burundi, Nigeria, Togo and Uganda, 84 amongst other countries. D. Sector-specific initiatives to prevent contemporary forms of slavery 23. Workers’ organizations prevent or address contemporary forms of slavery in various sectors of the economy. With regard to fishery, the Indonesian Seafarers Gathering Forum (FOSPI) prevents forced labour in distant water fishing and assists survivors by organizing social activities, providing shelter, and connecting fishers with authorities and other service providers to promote access to justice and remedies. 85 Similarly, in Ireland, the International Transport Workers’ Union has been instrumental in identifying and referring migrant fishers who have been trafficked to law enforcement authorities and also successfully lobbied for the abolition of a visa system for fishers from outside the European Economic Area that was widely regarded as highly exploitative. 86 24. Important efforts are also being made in the agro-industry. In Brazil, Articução dos Empregados Rurais do Estado de Minas Gerais visits coffee plantations, reports human rights abuses, initiates legal actions where appropriate, and offers training to workers. 87 In Mexico, the Border Committee of Workers advocates for improved working and living conditions of maquila workers in the North of the country and for genuine union representation for workers in this sector, 88 and Thai Binh Province Women’s Union provides skills training and financial assistance to female farmers so that they can maintain their agricultural businesses. 89 In Zambia, the National Union of Plantation and Agricultural Workers has played an important role in addressing sexual harassment and violence against female horticulture workers by directly intervening with employers and raising awareness in cooperation with the women’s movement in the country. 90 25. In relation to other sectors, in the garment industry of Egypt, textile and clothing workers organized a peaceful strike, which was supported by the General Federation of Egyptian Trade Unions, in order to demand better wage and working conditions, ultimately securing a salary bonus and performance-based increases of up to 30 per cent. 91 In the construction sector, migrant workers in Türkiye, employed by a construction company on a Tanzanian railway project, went on strike after seven months without pay. With assistance from the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Türkiye, ITUC and Tanzanian unions, these workers were able to receive overdue wages. 92 For domestic work, an example of good practice can be seen in Malaysia where the International Domestic Workers Federation has used social media __________________ 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 24-13043 Submissions by Nigeria Labour Congress and ITUC; ILO “The Role of Social Dialogue and the Social Partners in Addressing the Consequences of COVID-19 in the Informal Economy” (2020) 3; and ILO, Interactions between Workers’ Organizations and Workers in the Informal Economy: A Compendium of Practice (2020) 29–31, 45–46, 80–82. Submission by Global Labor Justice – International Labor Rights Forum. Submission by International Transport Workers’ Federation. Submission by Conectas Direitos Humanos, and Adere-MG and Reporter Brasil. https://en.archive.maquilasolidarity.org/node/1028 . ASEAN, Third Report on the Advancement of Women in ASEAN (2021), 111. International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations “Safe Farms, Safe Workers, Safe Communities: Improving Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Standards on Plantations and Farms in Af rica” (2015), 25. Submission Maat for Peace. Sponsored by Gibran and Qalyubia Workers Union, success of negotiations to end the sit-in of T&C workers, official page of Egyptian Trade Union Federation, 31 January 2024, see: https://fbook.cc/5DR8. Submission by ITUC. 11/21