A/HRC/32/41 (d) Identify, protect and assist victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and sexual slavery; (e) Address the root causes of trafficking in persons on the basis of a gender-sensitive approach, in cooperation with civil society organizations, United Nations agencies and programmes and international organizations; (f) Ensure that issues concerned with sexual and other forms of genderbased violence, including human trafficking, are incorporated into peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction processes and support women’s full and equal participation in decision-making, especially when this relates to trafficking issues in conflict situations, in line with the general guidelines and recommendations of the Global Study on the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. Recommendations in relation to the prevention of trafficking in persons for labour exploitation in conflict and post-conflict areas 69. State contracting agencies of armed forces deployed in conflict and post-conflict areas, including in the context of peacekeeping operations, should: (a) Exercise due diligence when employing workers, including migrant workers, to provide goods and services and must help ensure that businesses operating in conflict and post-conflict areas are not involved in human rights abuses, including trafficking in persons for labour exploitation; (b) Whenever possible, hire workers directly rather than by engaging contractors or subcontractors or using intermediate agencies, to ensure that the supply chain is free of trafficked persons; (c) Ensure that business enterprises in conflict areas, whether private or State-owned/supported, are not involved in trafficking in persons, including for the purpose of labour exploitation; and ensure transparent and strict requirements for the entire recruitment process and strict rules for placement and employment agencies; (d) Require and ensure that private individuals or companies they have contracted or subcontracted protect the rights of workers, including migrant workers and refugees, and provide decent working and living conditions to workers, including safeguarding their right to return and their freedom of assembly and association; (e) Exercise due diligence to prevent or mitigate trafficking committed by subcontracted private individuals or companies that are directly linked to their operations, even if the State agencies of armed forces have not themselves contributed to the violations; (f) Establish monitoring and control mechanisms at labour sites with an effective complaint mechanism to enable workers to report instances of trafficking. Recommendations in relation to anti-trafficking action in peacekeeping operations 70. States contributing personnel to peacekeeping operations should: (a) Waive the immunity of peacekeepers as soon as indications of their involvement in trafficking situations or exploitation have been discovered and prosecute perpetrators without delay; 20