A/HRC/RES/44/4 Recalling the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and the Domestic Workers Recommendation, 2011 (No. 201) of the International Labour Organization, Recalling also the adoption by the General Assembly of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular Sustainable Development Goal targets 5.2, 8.7 and 16.2, which aim at eliminating all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation; taking immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and trafficking in persons and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms; and ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children, Noting that supporting rural development and addressing social, economic, political and other factors that make people vulnerable to trafficking can contribute to minimizing the risk of trafficking for labour exploitation, Recalling the decision of the General Assembly, in its resolution 68/192 of 18 December 2013, to declare 30 July World Day against Trafficking in Persons, and recalling that 2020 is the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, Recalling also 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, Reaffirming that trafficking in persons violates and impairs or nullifies 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, regional and bilateral cooperation among countries of origin, transit and destination for its eradication, Recognizing that victims of trafficking in persons are often subject to multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and violence, including on the grounds of gender, age, race, disability, ethnicity, culture and religion, as well as national or social origin or other status, and that these forms of discrimination may themselves fuel trafficking in persons, Recognizing also that gender inequality, poverty, forced displacement, unemployment, lack of socioeconomic opportunities, lack of access to education, genderbased violence, discrimination and marginalization are some, but not all, of the contributing factors that make persons, especially women and children, vulnerable to trafficking, Noting that the availability of regular migration opportunities can be one way to reduce the risk of persons being trafficked, Noting with concern that some of the demand fostering sexual exploitation, labour exploitation and the illegal removal of organs is met by trafficking in persons, and recognizing that trafficking in persons is fuelled by high profits for traffickers and demand that fosters all forms of exploitation, Welcoming in particular the efforts of States, United Nations bodies and agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as of regional and subregional initiatives, to address the problem of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, including the Working Group on trafficking in persons established by the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, which has its tenth anniversary in 2020, and the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons, Recalling the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the duties of States and the responsibilities of businesses stipulated therein, Bearing in mind that businesses have a responsibility to respect human rights and to act with due diligence to prevent trafficking, to establish effective procedures to identify 1 2 E/2002/68/Add.1.