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Vulnerable or marginalized individuals, victims and survivors are frequently the best
advocates of their own interests.133
59.
Sixth, and finally, anti-slavery efforts will need to become smart, in the sense of
harnessing digital technologies, from artificial intelligence and machine learning to drones,
satellites and remote sensors, and in terms of new approaches to financing. The Code 8.7
initiative may offer one venue for organizing effective, efficient and principled engagement.
Technology applications should, centrally, be guided by respect for human rights, taking
advantage of recent design guidance such as the Worker Engagement Supported by
Technology (WEST) Principles.134 New techniques and technologies may also be needed,
both to detect and to fight emerging forms of slavery and its organization. 135
V. Conclusion and recommendations
A.
Conclusion
60.
More systematic, scientific, strategic, sustainable, survivor-informed and smart
action by States and other stakeholders will make a major contribution towards
ending contemporary forms of slavery. Also, the systems that make people vulnerable
to contemporary forms of slavery need to be tackled, including aspects of the global
financial, production, trading, development, labour migration and public health
systems. Such action is needed without further delay if target 8.7 of the Sustainable
Development Goals is to be achieved by 2030.
B.
Recommendations to States
61.
To effectively address the slavery of tomorrow today, the Special Rapporteur
recommends that States adopt the approach outlined above by taking the following
actions:
(a)
Developing national anti-slavery action plans that harness the power of
existing social protection, public health, public procurement, financial oversight and
market regulatory mechanisms to identify, respond to and prevent contemporary
forms of slavery;
(b)
Incorporating analysis of the risk of slavery into multilateral and
bilateral trade agreements, development finance decisions and development
programming, and global financial oversight mechanisms;
(c)
Strengthening regional and international arrangements for labour
migration to reduce the risks of slavery;
(d)
Effectively implementing the Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights through relevant legislative, regulatory and administrative action, such as
setting up mandatory human rights due diligence and reporting measures;
(e)
Ratifying the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in
Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations
Convention on Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol of 2014 to the ILO
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 and the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention,
2019 (No. 190);
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(f)
Establishing equality in the workplace to reduce vulnerability to slavery;
(g)
Addressing the particular effects of slavery on women and girls;
International Centre for Migration Policy Development submission, Q5.
Available at https://westprinciples.org/start-with-integrity-and-purpose/. See also Walk Free
submission, p. 6.
Global Fund to End Modern Slavery submission, p. 7; and submission of Government of Poland, p. 4.
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