A/HRC/19/77 III. Sharing of experience, including on good practices, implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference 10. The representative of South Africa informed the Working Group about a variety of measures taken by his country since the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, including the enactment of laws, the creation of relevant ministries and the establishment of the national human rights commission. 11. An observer from a non-governmental organization commended the important role being played by those organizations in combating all forms of discrimination, citing as examples their role in the anti-apartheid movement and the role played during the recent commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. 12. The representative of Brazil stated that his Government had launched a national campaign to address racism and racial discrimination in the country. He emphasized how the Government cooperates with the private sector, namely major Brazilian companies and banks, to create job opportunities for people of African descent. 13. The representative of France informed the Working Group on a national plan of action to combat racism that was being finalized with the participation of such ministries as the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Education, and in cooperation with the National Institution for Human Rights and the Haute autorité de lutte contre les discriminations et pour l’égalité. 14. The representative of Germany stated that his Government placed great importance on fighting all forms of discrimination. Germany had indeed provided financial support for the establishment of the database for best practices. 15. The representative of Mexico reported on the establishment of a national council for the prevention of discrimination in 2010 mandated to fighting all forms of discrimination and to promoting best practices. 16. The representative of South Africa stated that his country had adopted a national plan to implement positive discrimination in the country with a view to bringing adequate solutions to victims of discriminations, including white women. He also stressed the importance and positive role of the collection of disaggregated data. 17. The representative of Kuwait stressed the will of his Government to fight all forms of discrimination. In this regard, he underlined the fact that Kuwait had implemented laws forbidding religious or racial discrimination and conducted educational programmes dedicated to the promotion of human rights in this area. 18. The representative of Japan explained that, in 2011, the human rights organs of the Ministry of Justice had held nationwide awareness-raising activities throughout the year based on the slogan “Respect the human rights of foreigners”. He also pointed out that labour laws and regulations in Japan were applied to all workers employed by domestic entities. 19. The representative of the European Union provided examples of actions taken by the European Union to combat all forms of discrimination, in particular the mainstreaming of non-discrimination in all European Union policies and activities, the award to journalists 5