E/C.12/MUS/CO/4 system of indexation and regular adjustment of the minimum wage to, inter alia, the cost of living. 17. The Committee is concerned about the concentration of women in the low-wage and unskilled labour sectors, the unemployment gap between women and men which reflects the disadvantageous situation of women on the labour market, the persisting wage differentials between women and men and the absence of a law requiring equal pay for work of equal value (art. 7). The Committee recommends that efforts be made to eliminate occupational segregation in employment and the unemployment gap and wage differentials between women and men, including through the use of temporary special measures. It further recommends amending section 20 of the Employment Rights Act of 2008 with a view to ensuring equal pay for work of equal value. 18. The Committee is concerned at the persistence of sexual harassment in the workplace. While noting that section 38 of the Employment Rights Act of 2008 protects any worker who exercises any of the rights provided for in the Act against termination of employment, the Committee is concerned that many cases of sexual harassment go unreported because women are afraid of losing their jobs (art. 7). The Committee recommends that the State party evaluate the effectiveness of the legal framework in place to combat sexual harassment in the workplace and provide a safe environment for women to report cases. It further recommends that the State party take the necessary steps to ensure that women are aware of their rights provided for in the Employment Rights Act. 19. The Committee is concerned that migrant workers face difficult living and working conditions, and are afforded little legal protection. It is further concerned at the vulnerability of migrant workers to violations of trade union rights, and that migrant workers who exercise their right to strike may be deported from the State party on the grounds of “breach of contract” (arts. 7 and 8). The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a comprehensive legal framework for the protection of the rights of migrant workers, ensuring that the conditions of employment of all migrant workers are not less favourable than those granted to a local worker. The Committee also recommends that the State party take the necessary measures to guarantee that migrant workers may fully exercise their trade union rights both in law and in practice, and that they are protected from measures such as deportation for exercising these rights. It further recommends that the State party ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and ILO Convention No. 143 (1975) concerning Migrations in Abusive Conditions and the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity and Treatment of Migrant Workers. 20. The Committee is concerned that, according to regulation 3 of the Social Aid Regulations of 1984, non-nationals are not entitled to social aid that is paid to poor households who do not have sufficient resources to meet their basic needs (art. 9). The Committee recommends that the State party amend regulation 3 of the Social Aid Regulations of 1984 in order to ensure that non-national individuals and families who do not have sufficient resources to meet their basic needs are entitled to social aid. The Committee encourages the State party to consider including in its welfare system a guaranteed minimum income that promotes a human rights-based approach and brings together already existing benefits to combat poverty among disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups, such as the social assistance scheme and income support scheme. 4

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