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the public and private sectors about their rights and obligations in relation to protection against
work accidents, and imposing appropriate penalties whenever such regulations are violated, with
a view to reducing the occurrence of, in particular, fatal work accidents. It requests the State
party to provide in its next periodic report updated and disaggregated information on the number,
causes, and consequences of work accidents and on the penalties imposed.
39.
The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen the protection of trade union
officers engaged in the defence of employees’ rights. It requests the State party to provide
detailed information on the regularity of labour inspections, as well as on the number and nature
of cases of unfair dismissals and other violations of the right to strike, the sanctions imposed on
the employers, and the remedies provided to the victims of such violations.
40.
The Committee recommends that the State party provide in its next periodic report
detailed information on the categories of workers (i.e. employees and self-employed, domestic,
part-time and other specific groups of workers) covered by social security and the benefits,
including family benefits, guaranteed to each category of workers, so as to enable an assessment
of persons covered and benefits granted. It further recommends that the State party provide
detailed information on the public and private pension schemes with regard to funding, coverage
and amounts, in particular minimum amounts.
41.
The Committee urges the State party to review its regulations on social assistance
allowances and raise their amounts in order to better target the most disadvantaged and
marginalized individuals, families and groups, such as the Roma, and provide them with a safety
net that enables them to enjoy their economic, social and cultural rights. It also urges the State
party to establish minimum standards for social assistance operated by local governments to
ensure equal treatment for all those in need of social assistance.
42.
The Committee recommends that the State party adopt specific legislation criminalizing
acts of domestic violence and amend its Criminal Code to explicitly prohibit spousal rape. It
requests the State party to provide detailed information on the number and nature of reported
cases of domestic violence, convictions and the types of sanctions imposed on perpetrators, and
on assistance and compensation provided to victims.
43.
The Committee calls on the State party to monitor closely the number of women and girls
trafficked to, from, and through its territory; develop a national action plan to combat trafficking
in human beings, especially women and girls; provide mandatory training on trafficking for the
police, prosecutors and judges; and include in its next periodic report updated information on the
number of reported trafficking cases, convictions and sentences imposed on perpetrators, and on
the assistance provided to victims.
44.
The Committee recommends that the State party review its regulations on family
reunification of refugees, with a view to broadening the concept of family members, simplifying
and expediting reunification procedures, and protecting the right to family life of all refugees,
including persons authorized to stay on the basis of subsidiary protection.
45.
The Committee urges the State party to adopt and implement remedial measures relating
to infrastructure in Roma settlements, extend the application of the Roma Housing and Social
Integration Programme to all communities concerned, effectively enforce anti-discrimination