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psychological assistance for families, as well as an adequate education for children staying
behind (art. 10).
The Committee recommends that the State party implement concrete measures
to mitigate the effects of migration on children, through social and
psychological support, inter alia. It also recommends that the State party
ensure that children left in the custody of caregivers receive adequate
education.
17.
The Committee is concerned about the prevalence of child labour in the State party,
in particular in the agricultural and sales sectors as well as the service economy (art. 10).
The Committee recommends that the State party urgently strengthen its
measures to combat child labour, including through the strengthening of the
enforcement role of the Labour Inspectorate Office and the strengthening of
the 2010 National Action Plan to Eliminate Child Labour, including its effective
implementation, paying special attention to girls, children in hidden work
situations and other groups of vulnerable children.
18.
The Committee is concerned that Law 99 (25 May 2010) and Government
Decision 512 (25 April 2003) may impose arbitrary restrictions on prospective adoptive
parents or children, such as those related to health or disability status (art. 10).
The Committee recommends that any conditions set for prospective adoptive
parents conform with the requirements of the Covenant and related
international law and that, in particular, no arbitrary health or disability
criteria be maintained (such as established or perceived disability). The
Committee emphasizes that assessments of the eligibility of prospective
adoptive parents must be undertaken on an individual basis, without any form
of discrimination.
19.
The Committee remains concerned about the high level of poverty, estimated to be
as high as nearly 30 per cent, especially for those above 65 years of age, persons living in
rural areas, persons with disabilities, and Roma. The Committee is also concerned about
reports of food insecurity, especially in rural areas (art. 11).
The Committee recommends that the State party take all the necessary
measures, including through its national development strategy 2012-2022, to
ensure that poverty alleviation and social assistance programmes are targeted
at the most disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups, including
persons above 65 years of age, persons living in rural areas, persons with
disabilities, and Roma. The Committee draws the attention of the State party to
its Statement on Poverty and the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/2001/10).
20.
The Committee remains concerned that social housing is not sufficiently provided
to the most disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups, but rather to young
professionals and certain professional categories, such as judges, police and prosecutors.
The Committee encourages the State party to ensure that sufficient resources
are allocated for the provision of social housing, especially to the most
disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, including Roma. The Committee also
reiterates its previous recommendation that the State party undertake a study
on the problem of homeless people and report back on its findings in its next
periodic report.
21.
The Committee is concerned that only half of the population has access to drinking
water and sewage systems, with levels in rural areas at only 26.7 per cent, and that the
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