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minimum wage and the determination procedure of such minimum wage, and on procedures
designed to assist unemployed persons in finding employment and to provide more opportunities
for employment, with regard to citizens and migrant workers.
33.
The Committee recommends that the State party clarify the status of its laws in matters
relating to the right of everyone to form and join trade unions and other rights spelled out in
article 8, and ensure that they fully comply with article 8 of the Covenant. The State party is
requested to provide the Committee with detailed information on this issue, including the text of
relevant laws, in the next report.
34.
The Committee recommends that the State party provide detailed information in its next
report on the extent of poverty in the State party, the housing situation of the population,
including migrant workers, and on forced evictions.
35.
The Committee recommends, in line with general comment No. 15 (2002) on the right to
water, that the State party increase its efforts to ensure the right of everyone to sufficient, safe,
acceptable and physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic uses,
without any discrimination. The Committee recommends that the State party take steps to
implement the right of the Amazigh population to access safe water in the regions of Nefoussa
and Zouara, and to report back to the Committee on this issue in its next report.
36.
The Committee, in line with its general comment No. 14 (2000) on the right to the
highest attainable standard of health, encourages the State party to take urgent measures to stop
the spread of HIV/AIDS, including through sex education in schools and awareness-raising
campaigns. The State party should provide detailed information about its policy in relation to
HIV/AIDS certificates.
37.
The Committee recommends that the State party provide, in its next report, detailed
statistical data on the implementation of the right to education for all, disaggregated by sex,
nationality, national and ethnic origin, as well as urban/rural areas.
38.
The State party should adopt concrete measures to ensure that human rights education
is included in educational curriculum at all levels of education, and that information on
human rights is disseminated effectively amongst the population.
39.
The Committee urges the State party to respect and protect freedom of information and
expression in the State party, including on the Internet, to enable all persons under its jurisdiction
to take part in cultural life and enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications.
40.
The State party should provide the Committee with detailed information about the ethnic,
linguistic and religious composition of the population. The Committee recommends that the
State party recognize the existence of the Amazigh minority, and envisage granting legal status
to the Amazigh language, with a view to ensure the implementation of the rights recognized
under article 15 of the Covenant.
41.
Amazigh associations and institutions should be authorized to freely operate. The
Committee further recommends, given the reported considerable number of persons belonging to
the Amazigh community, that the State party consider adopting measures ensuring that Amazigh