E/C.12MRT/CO/1 The Committee calls on the State party to take the necessary measures to improve the coverage of the social security system. In particular, it recommends that the State party (a) improve the management of existing social protection institutions; (b) expand the coverage of the system to include unemployment and old age and develop non-contributory schemes; (c) adopt necessary legislative or regulatory measures enabling the setting up of other forms of contributory schemes, such as privately-run schemes and community-based or mutual schemes; and (d) support the establishment of schemes which are affordable, locally-based, and accommodate irregular incomes. The Committee refers the State party to its general comment No.19 (2008) on the right to social security. 18. The Committee notes with concern that early marriage remains common in the State party and that a person without legal capacity may be entered into a marriage contract without his or her consent if found to be in his or her interest by the guardian (art. 10). The Committee urges the State party to prevent early marriage under the legal minimum age of 18 and to amend article 6 of the Personal Status Code so as to ensure that marriage is entered into with the free consent of the intending spouses. 19. The Committee is concerned that a large number of births are not registered in the State party and that the reform of civil status introduced in 2010 places additional obstacles to birth registration, including by requiring the marriage documents of parents (art. 10). The Committee urges the State party to simplify birth registration procedures so as to take account of the constraints faced by the population, such as geographical barriers and the difficulty in obtaining or producing official documents, including in respect to children born out of wedlock. The Committee also calls on the State party to facilitate birth registration by allowing late registration without fines as well as through the health-care system and by coupling regular vaccination campaigns with campaigns for birth registration. 20. The Committee is concerned about the vulnerable conditions of children who live in the street as well as those who are engaged in labour in the State party (art.10). The Committee recommends that the State party (a) strictly enforce existing legislation against child labour and expedite the adoption of the draft law on the prohibition of child labour; (b) consider the extension of mandatory education to the secondary level as a means to prevent child labour and keep children away from living in the street; (c) address the root causes of child labour and the situation of street children in the State party’s poverty reduction strategy; and (d) expand the capacity of the Centre de Protection et d’Intégration Sociale des Enfants. The Committee requests the State party to provide in its next periodic report information, including statistical data, on the prosecution of child labour offences. 21. The Committee notes with concern that the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) remains highly prevalent in the State party, in spite of the measures taken (art.10). The Committee calls on the State party to effectively implement the national strategy for the elimination of FGM. The Committee also recommends that the scope of the new criminal law on rape comprise all forms of sexual violence, including marital rape and provide for adequate protection of victims against additional trauma during the various stages of the legal proceedings. The Committee also recommends that adequate assistance and rehabilitation services be provided to victims of sexual violence. 5