Part II NHRIs in action NHRIs can also develop education and training programmes for government departments to build greater understanding of the human rights issues that migrant workers face and to identify ways in which their agencies can work more effectively with members of different migrant communities. 7. DEVELOPING NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PLANS OF ACTION NHRIs declare they will: Promote the adoption of national plans of action and ensure that they take into account the rights of migrant workers, and call upon Governments to ensure that national institutions take their rightful place in the policy-making process in relation to migration. Zacatecas Declaration205 Delivering improved human rights protection for migrant workers requires the commitment and collaboration of a range of actors, across governmental, civil society and private sector bodies. A National Human Rights Plan of Action206 (National Action Plan) is an important tool that can help establish a roadmap for realising positive change over time for migrant workers and members of their families, as well as other vulnerable groups within a country. The aim of the National Action Plan is to develop a “comprehensive and pragmatic programme of activities aimed at progressively bringing about improvements”207 to the human rights situation of a country. A broad range of stakeholders will be involved in the process of drafting and implementing the National Action Plan, including Government ministers, parliamentarians, government departments, law enforcement agencies, civil society organizations, the judiciary, trade unions, professional associations, business groups, employers, NGOs, academics and others. NHRIs should obviously play a significant role in developing the National Action Plan by providing independent information, analysis and recommendations. In addition to drawing on their monitoring and complaints data related to migrant workers and migrants in irregular situations, NHRIs can compile all relevant recommendations and comments made to the State through the UPR process, by UN treaty bodies and special procedures, the ILO and other international organizations. They can identify and highlight examples of good practice developed in other similar labour-sending or labour-receiving countries, as well as advocate for the inclusion of corporate human rights compliance in the National Action Plan.208 It is crucial that representative members of vulnerable groups participate in the process of developing the National Action Plan. NHRIs should take proactive steps to ensure that the perspectives and concerns of migrant communities are heard, acknowledged and taken into consideration. 205 Zacatecas Declaration; International Workshop of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: Causes, Effects and Consequences of the Migratory Phenomenon and Human Rights Protection; Zacatecas, Mexico; 14–15 October 2004; para. 23. 206 The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted in June 1993 at the World Conference on Human Rights, recommends that States consider the desirability of drawing up a national action plan identifying steps whereby States would improve the promotion and protection of human rights: A/CONF.157/23; part II, para. 71. 207 Handbook on National Human Rights Plans of Action; Professional Training Series No. 10; OHCHR; 2002; p. 9. 208 ACJ Reference on Human Rights, Corporate Accountability and Government Responsibility (Part 1 – Report); Advisory Council of Jurists; 13th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 27–31 July 2008; p. 16. Chapter 6: Promoting reform of law, policy and practice | 81