At its 38th plenary meeting, on 25 July 2005, the Economic and Social Council took note of Commission on Human Rights decision 2005/109 of 19 April 2005,59 and endorsed the decision of the Commission to appoint Mr. Yozo Yokota and Ms. Chin-Sung Chung as Special Rapporteurs of the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights with the task of preparing a comprehensive study on discrimination based on work and descent, on the basis of the three working papers submitted to the Subcommission on this topic,63 the comments made during the sessions of the Subcommission at which those working papers were submitted and the provisions of Subcommission resolution 2004/17 of 12 August 2004,64 as well as on the basis of responses from Governments, national human rights institutions, relevant organs and agencies of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations to a questionnaire to be elaborated and circulated by the Special Rapporteurs.
