DRAFT CEDAW General recommendation on Trafficking in Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration appropriate referrals. The cost and language delivery of services, and lack of gender or cultural sensitivity are further barriers. Victims may fear being forced into a rehabilitation program or cooperation with law enforcement authorities without their consent. Protection and assistance measures are frequently made conditional upon cooperation with law enforcement agents in the investigation and prosecution of trafficking offences. Engagement with the criminal justice system may result in re-traumatization due to the lack of sensitivity from anti-trafficking practitioners or secondary victimization, including prosecution for offences committed as a result of being trafficked or deportation for immigration offences such as irregular entry into a country or working without a work permit.193 72. Strengthen the unconditional assistance and protection provided to victims of trafficking: a) Ensure that victims understand their entitlements to support and the continuity of their rights and entitlements when there is a change in their residence or legal status of the victim;194 b) Apply a due diligence framework to risk assessment of trafficked persons so that they are protected against further rights violations; c) Adopt a gender-sensitive policy and procedures manual for the protection of trafficked victims, including as related to the identification of their needs for assistance and support, development, implementation and monitoring of the rehabilitation plans, and reporting to the national anti-trafficking coordination authorities on the progress achieved with due consideration to data protection and confidentiality;195 d) Provide linguistic and culturally appropriate gender-sensitive emergency and longer-term medical and social services that are accessible to all trafficking victims, regardless of their immigration status without fear of arrest or deportation;196 e) Strengthen the provision of services to all victims of trafficking by providing enhanced human, technical and financial resources to social work centres and targeted training for social workers and medical staff dealing with victims; 197 f) Allocate adequate resources to establish sufficiently funded, well-equipped, separate shelters, or specialized units within existing shelters and crisis centres, with specially trained staff that focus on the provision of assistance specifically to women victims of trafficking ensuring they are treated with dignity and in a confidential manner;198 g) In consultation with women civil society organizations, develop and implement standard operating procedures for these shelters which ensure consistent and high level service provision for victims; h) Provide free and immediate access to these specialized shelters, high-quality medical care, psychosocial counselling, financial support, and educational and 193 A/71/303 (2016), para. 35. para. 27(c), CEDAW/C/NOR/CO/9. 195 para. 26(a), CEDAW/C/BRB/CO/5-8. 196 para. 41, CEDAW/C/ECU/CO/8-9; para. 37(e), CEDAW/C/THA/CO/6-7; para. 40(d), CEDAW/C/ITA/CO/7; para. 42(a), CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/3; para. 31(f), CEDAW/C/SAU/CO/3-4. 197 para. 29(c), CEDAW/C/CHE/CO/4-5; para. 25(d), CEDAW/C/NER/CO/3-4; para. 30(f), CEDAW/C/ITA/CO/7. 198 para. 42(c), CEDAW/C/ARE/CO/2-3; para. 23(b), CEDAW/C/TTO/CO/4-7; para. 26(e), CEDAW/C/BRB/CO/5-8; para. 31(d), CEDAW/C/UKR/CO/8; para. 23(d), CEDAW/C/ARG/CO/7; para. 27(e), CEDAW/C/KEN/CO/8; para. 28(d), CEDAW/C/BWA/CO/4; para. 19(e), CEDAW/C/ARM/CO/5-6; para. 23(c), CEDAW/C/SGP/CO/5; para. 28(a), CEDAW/C/NGA/CO/7-8; para. 19(f), CEDAW/C/ARM/CO/5-6. 194 24