- 28 - 83. The Committee recommends that appropriate measures should be taken in order more effectively to guarantee the right to housing and, in particular, to ensure that no evictions are carried out without offers of alternative housing, in accordance with the Committee’s General Comment No. 4 (1991). It would also like further information on the application of article 11 of the Covenant in the Republic of Korea and, in particular, on the right to housing. 84. The Committee also recommends that immediate attention be given to problems in the field of education and, in particular, to enhancing the access of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, especially women, to secondary and higher education, as well as to the need for an expanded higher education sector. The Committee recommends that greater attention be given to the provision of human rights education at all levels in the school system. 85. While it is acknowledged that the Republic of Korea has introduced elements of a social welfare system, it is urged to proceed swiftly with its expansion to meet the needs of those on the margins of society, including foreign workers. The protection of foreign workers needs, in its turn, particular attention, especially considering their social isolation and vulnerability. Particular attention is drawn to the very poor, the homeless and victims of severe mental or physical illness. PORTUGAL 86. At its 7th, 8th and 10th meetings on 4 and 5 May 1995, the Committee considered the second periodic report of Portugal on articles 1 to 15 of the Covenant (E/1990/6/Add.6), as well as the written replies to the additional questions formulated by the pre-sessional working group, and, at its 27th meeting on 18 May 1995, adopted the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 87. The Committee expresses great appreciation to the State party for its comprehensive and detailed report and the substantial additional information which it communicated in writing, as well as for the excellent dialogue established between the members of the Committee and the large delegation of experts, which included a number of women representing relevant parts of the Portuguese Government. 88. The Committee is most appreciative of the transparent, detailed and precise manner in which the Portuguese delegation replied to all its questions, demonstrating the firm determination of the Government of Portugal to implement all the provisions of the Covenant. B. Positive aspects 89. The Committee congratulates Portugal on the numerous constitutional, legislative and other measures which it has taken to promote the realization of economic, social and cultural rights as provided for in the Covenant. It notes with satisfaction the efforts of the Government to tackle unemployment from various angles; the positive measures undertaken with regard to the protection of the economic, social and cultural rights of women, elderly workers and disabled persons; the increase, both in absolute terms and in proportion to military expenditures, in public spending on health; the

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