A/HRC/26/18 (e) Modifying legal, social and cultural practices that cause, sustain or promote tolerance to trafficking in persons, including gender-based discrimination and situations of conflict and post-conflict; (f) Effectively addressing the root causes of trafficking, such as poverty, gender inequality and discrimination; (g) Promoting codes of conduct and ethical norms, in particular international standards, for public and private actors, including to promote public-private partnerships against trafficking in persons; (h) Protecting legal, medical, health-care and other related professionals and human rights defenders who assist victims of trafficking in persons. IV. Right to remedy for child victims of trafficking 18. In addition to the above, the State shall provide and/or facilitate access to remedies for child victims of trafficking by ensuring that: (a) The best interests of the child are a primary consideration, taking into account the individual circumstances of the child, including age, gender, degree of maturity, ethnic, cultural and linguistic background, and protection needs. When the age of the victim is uncertain and there are reasons to believe that the victim is a child, he or she shall be presumed to be a child and be treated as such until his or her age is verified; (b) A child who is capable of forming his or her own views enjoys the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting him or her, and the views of the child are given due weight in accordance with the child’s age and maturity. To enable participation by the child, States should provide trafficked children with accessible information on all matters affecting their interests, such as their situation, rights, services available and all remedies, including the processes of family reunification and/or repatriation; (c) Procedures for obtaining access to and enforcing remedies are effective, child-sensitive and readily accessible to children and their representatives, including legal guardians appointed to represent the interests of the child; (d) Child victims of trafficking are provided with appropriate physical, psychosocial, legal, educational, health-care and safe and suitable housing assistance and protection (including protection during legal proceedings), taking into full account their age and special vulnerabilities, rights and needs; (e) Adequate and appropriate training on the specific needs, rights and vulnerabilities of child victims, particularly legal and psychological training, is provided for persons working with child victims of trafficking. 16