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(h)
Strengthening the scientific basis for anti-slavery policy and
programming by cooperating to develop and share basic data on the incidence and
characteristics of slavery within States’ jurisdiction, working in partnership with
relevant technical agencies and initiatives;
(i)
Cooperating to ensure that regional and national policies and
programming reflect the latest scientific insights on what constitutes “effective
measures” to achieve Sustainable Development Goal target 8.7;
(j)
Strengthening the strategic framework for international action to
combat slavery, inter alia by supporting international cooperative efforts such as
Alliance 8.7, the Call to Action to End Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human
Trafficking or the Liechtenstein Initiative for a Financial Sector Commission on
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking;
(k)
Reviewing existing official development assistance reporting codes to
facilitate analysis of development spending to achieve target 8.7;
(l)
Working towards a shared global strategy that prioritizes resource
allocation in anti-slavery efforts to those countries with the greatest need;
(m) Ensuring that anti-slavery efforts are survivor-informed and victimcentred, inter alia by incorporating victim-survivor identification, protection and
support provisions into national legislation specific to contemporary forms of slavery
and by respectfully, equitably and inclusively incorporating victim-survivor
knowledge and input into policymaking, programme design and programme
implementation at local, regional and global levels;
(n)
Making anti-slavery smart by working with the global technology sector
to strengthen the use of computational science and digital technologies to develop
scientifically rigorous anti-slavery policy and practice;
(o)
Raising concerns around progress of other States towards target 8.7
during universal periodic review processes;
(p)
Developing a human-centred agenda for the world of work and seeking
cooperation with trade unions and business through social dialogue to address decent
work gaps as well as current and emerging forms of slavery.
C.
Recommendations to businesses
62.
Businesses should support States in the adoption of the proposed approach to
addressing the slavery of tomorrow, including by:
(a)
Effectively ensuring the right to be free from slavery through due
diligence and creative use and enabling of remedy and reparation;
(b)
systems;
Working to make slavery risks unacceptable in financial and economic
(c)
Strengthening the business case for slavery-free investments, both within
businesses and their supply chains and through investment in other businesses;
(d)
Investing in smart solutions to slavery, including through use of digital
technologies;
(e)
Working closely with survivors and victims to ensure that future antislavery efforts learn from their experience.
D.
Recommendations to civil society and academia
63.
Civil society and academia should support States in the adoption of the
approach, including by:
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