A/HRC/41/46 Intercultural Work organization teaches Norwegian classes, and organizes inclusion activities, such as swimming lessons and walks. 47. Recreational activities are particularly important for children, who often require long-term psychological care and counselling on interpersonal relationships based on mutual respect, non-violence and non-stereotyped gender roles. In Greece, the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Social Solidarity has developed the new Guardianship Law, adopted in July 2018, which promotes the protection and social inclusion of unaccompanied minors. The guardians are professionals who receive training on how to sensitively support children in all their activities. In Nigeria, the Youth Resource Centre run by the NGO Idia Renaissance provides skill acquisition programmes, but also health and social counselling, including on HIV/AIDS, in safe and confidential settings, as well as facilities such as indoor games. The innovative aspect of such a project is that it functions on the basis of mixed groups of young people composed both of returnees, including trafficked persons, and of those who are willing to migrate and could become potential victims. The aim is to boost youth economic empowerment, but also prevention and awareness-raising, by avoiding stigma and discrimination through peer-to-peer experience-sharing. 5. (a) Supporting trafficked persons’ economic empowerment Promoting trafficked persons’ economic opportunities 48. For many survivors, access to employment and hence to economic independence is the most important aspect that can lead to their social inclusion. Economic empowerment is of paramount importance for the psychological well-being of individuals, as it increases self-esteem and self-fulfilment, contributing to social recognition and inclusion. 49. The Special Rapporteur is mindful that finding a decently paid job can be particularly difficult for trafficked persons. She regrets that, too often, vocational programmes provided to them are not in line with their needs and skills, nor are they matched to the actual labour market in the community. These programmes are often built around activities such as sewing, knitting, weaving, hairdressing or cooking, without much consideration being paid to the interests of the persons concerned or the reality of the labour market. Some civil society organizations have also noted that these activities reinforce existing gender stereotypes, while others have observed that they are jobs that usually generate low levels of income, which may not be conducive to social inclusion and may result in retrafficking, especially where survivors have to support family members. 50. The Special Rapporteur is also convinced that States should work more closely with the private sector. Public–private partnerships may not only take the form of jobs, but may also include vocational and financial training or other activities to reinforce survivors’ integration in the local social fabric. Mindful that previous experiences have shown that some employers of survivors have behaved abusively after learning about their background, the relevant authorities should carry out close monitoring to prevent revictimization. 51. In terms of private sector responses, businesses should make sure that immediate assistance programmes as well as long-term assistance programmes to address cases found in the course of their operations, or those of their suppliers, are well coordinated with national and local authorities and with civil society. Businesses should be encouraged to work alongside their suppliers to transform exploitative working conditions and practices into a safe working environment that offers guarantees of non-repetition and opportunities for survivors. Only in cases of extreme exploitation or when a subcontractor has failed to comply with the suggested changes should contracts be terminated, and viable alternative solutions for workers should be immediately implemented. In this regard, interesting guidance can be found in the IOM Remediation Guidelines for Victims of Exploitation in Extended Mineral Supply Chains. 52. Demonstrating to the family and the community the benefits of survivors of trafficking getting decent work is another aspect that is fundamental to preventing retrafficking. An interesting example of economic empowerment is that of the NGO Annie Cannons, which focuses specifically on survivors’ professional development and full-time employment. The organization provides survivors with a six-month training programme 14