E/C.12/MDA/CO/2 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 5

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