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of the family. The Committee is also concerned about the low quality of education and inadequate
school infrastructure, and that children from families living in poverty tend to begin attending
school later and leave school earlier.
61. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)
Take measures to address the root causes of the decrease in school enrolment rates;
(b)
Design and implement strategies to ensure equal access to education for all children,
irrespective of their economic situation;
(c)
Take measures to improve the quality of education, in particular by an intensified
recruitment of teachers, introducing interactive teaching and learning methods,
ensuring that schools are better equipped, improving teacher training and ensuring
the active involvement of teachers in educational reform processes;
(d)
Include human rights education in the curricula of schools at all levels;
(e)
Ensure that vocational education and training are more relevant for children who
wish to enter practical occupations, including for children who have not completed
their primary or secondary education.
62. The Committee is concerned that school enrolment rates of Roma children are lower than those
of non-Roma children at all educational levels, that a significant proportion of Roma children do not
attend primary school compared to non-Roma children and that only half of Roma children attend
secondary school. The Committee is also concerned at the limited possibilities for instruction in the
Romani language.
63. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)
Take measures to address ethnic disparities in accessing education;
(b)
Develop and implement strategies and programmes to ensure access to mainstream
education for Roma children;
(c)
Ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to guarantee the optimal enjoyment
by Roma children of the right to education.
7. Special protection measures
(arts. 22, 30, 32-36, 37 (b)-(d), and 38-40 of the Convention)
Economic exploitation, including child labour
64. The Committee notes that despite the legislative and other measures taken by the State party to
prevent and combat child labour, the protections afforded by the law are not systematically
enforced. Furthermore, while appreciating the additional information provided by the State party,
the Committee regrets the lack of adequate disaggregated data on child labour.
65. The Committee recommends that the State party, in accordance with article 32 of the
Convention and with ILO Convention No. 182 concerning the Prohibition and Immediate
Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour: