A/HRC/14/43/Add.3 68. While the Special Rapporteur was encouraged to learn about initiatives aiming to protect domestic workers, such as the introduction of a model contract, he strongly recommends the Government to regulate the work of domestic workers with a new specific legislation that provides no less protection than that provided in Federal Law No. 8 of 1980 on regulation of labour relations and which is in conformity with human rights standards or to extend protection of the existing Federal Law No. 8 of 1980. 69. In line with general recommendation No. 30 (2004) of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government take necessary steps to address xenophobic attitudes and behaviour towards non-citizens and to promote a better understanding of the principle of nondiscrimination in respect of the situation of non-citizens. Such steps could include awareness-raising campaigns underlining the positive contribution to the building of the United Arab Emirates by foreign workers, in particular by unskilled ones. This could also help foster a more secure and durable relationship between foreign workers, who often remain in the United Arab Emirates for decades, and their host country. On stateless individuals 70. The situation of stateless individuals or “Bidoons”, as they are commonly called in the United Arab Emirates, was a matter of great concern throughout the Special Rapporteur’s mission. While recognizing that recent initiatives have been launched by the Government in order to regularize the status of approximately 1,500 “Bidoons”, the Special Rapporteur expresses his grave concerns at the high number of “Bidoons” who still remain in a vulnerable status of statelessness. He therefore recommends that priority be given to finding a definitive, humane and equitable solution to the situation of “Bidoons” in order to ensure that their human rights are protected and that they have adequate access to health, education, social services and to employment, and that they receive non-discriminatory treatment with regard to administrative procedures and the administration of justice. 71. The Special Rapporteur also emphasizes that the right to a nationality is a fundamental human right which should be guaranteed without discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin. Consequently, he recommends that the Government examine and swiftly process the applications for citizenship by stateless individuals which have in some cases been pending for years, if not decades. 72. Concerning the impossibility for Emirati women married to foreign nationals to pass their nationality to their children, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government consider reviewing its legislation in order to prevent that these children become stateless in some cases. He also recommends the Government to review its practice with regard to implementation of article 2 (d) of Federal Law No. 17 of 1972 concerning nationality and passports so as to prevent the perpetuation of statelessness from generation to generation. In addition, he recommends that the reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and to the Convention on the Rights of the Child be withdrawn. On human trafficking 73. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government continue its efforts in the fight against human trafficking, in particular by bringing to justice those involved in such criminal activities. He also recommends that all necessary measures be taken by the Government in order to ensure that victims of human trafficking are GE.10-12576 19