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In this connection, the Committee recommends that assistance from ILO be
sought. Furthermore, the Committee encourages the Government to extend such
protection also to immigrant workers.
166. The Committee recommends that the Government seek assistance for the
collection of data and the compilation of statistics regarding the level of
enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights. It recommends that
information be collected on an ongoing basis regarding working or abandoned
children, homeless persons and the most vulnerable groups identified by the
Government in its report, and suggests that the National Institution for Human
Rights be specially mandated to undertake research on this topic as well as on
the realization of economic, social and cultural rights in Suriname in
general. In this connection, the Committee recommends that assistance be
sought from the technical cooperation services of the Centre for Human Rights.
167. The Committee recommends that definite criteria be established for the
administration of social assistance to the poor so as to protect the
lowest-income groups. The Committee further recommends that the Government
undertake a redefinition of the official subsistence minimum so that all
disadvantaged persons genuinely in need receive an adequate level of
assistance.
168. The Committee recommends that the Government seek international
assistance with regard to the problem of malnutrition and declining
vaccination coverage among the population.
169. The Committee recommends that the Plan of Action in favour of the
population in the interior of the country that is provided for in the 1992
Peace Accord be implemented to the best of the Government’s ability. In
particular, the Committee recommends that special attention be given to laying
an infrastructure and providing basic facilities in the interior, particularly
houses for persons displaced during the recent internal armed conflict.
170. With regard to education, the Committee recommends that the Government
consider promoting the use of Sranan Tongo in schools and elsewhere and make
efforts to preserve the native languages of indigenous groups. It further
recommends that the Government undertake investigations into the phenomenon of
school drop-outs.
171. The Committee recommends that information be collected on the nature
and volume of activity in the informal sector, which may prove to be an
important factor in the Government’s efforts to revive the national economy.
Assistance may be sought in this regard from international agencies,
including UNDP, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other
organizations involved in this area.
172. The Committee looks forward to receiving from the State party a more
comprehensive second periodic report, updating the initial report and
including also detailed information and relevant statistics on the questions
raised but not fully addressed at the present session.