E/C.12/GAB/CO/1 The Committee urges the State party to expedite the implementation of the abovementioned orders so as to achieve the extended coverage provided for and guarantee access to a health insurance and social security scheme for all, especially for lowincome or marginalized persons and groups. 23. The Committee is concerned about the large number of persons trafficked from, through and within the State party for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour, the low rate of prosecutions and convictions of traffickers, and the limited access to witness protection programmes (art. 10). The Committee urges the State party to step up its efforts to combat trafficking in persons, including by ensuring: (a) The systematic collection of data on the various forms of trafficking in persons in the State party; (b) The investigation, prosecution and punishment of those responsible in a manner proportionate to the seriousness of the acts committed; (c) The allocation of sufficient funds for the implementation of the National Programme to Combat Trafficking in Persons; (d) Adequate access for victims to assistance, rehabilitation reintegration programmes and to witnesses protection programmes; and (e) Mandatory training for police officers, prosecutors and judges on the prevention of trafficking in persons and on the strict application of the criminal provisions punishing it. 24. The Committee notes with concern that child labour is still widespread, especially in the agricultural and informal sectors, despite the State party’s efforts in this regard. The Committee notes with concern that the legal framework does not fully reflect the relevant international legal standards in the area of child labour, particularly in relation to the specification of categories of hazardous work (art. 10, para. 3). The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to combat all forms of child labour, including by: (a) Conducting labour inspections in the agricultural and informal sectors; (b) Ensuring that employers who exploit child labour are prosecuted; (c) Strengthening the domestic legal framework by bringing it into line with the Covenant and other applicable international legal standards, including the International Labour Organization (ILO) Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182); (d) Ensuring that child victims of such exploitation and their families are systematically supported and included in a rehabilitation programme adapted to their specific needs. 25. The Committee notes with concern that the great majority of the population of the State party, including women, older persons and young people, live in poverty despite the implementation of a poverty reduction strategy. The Committee also notes with concern that poverty takes extreme forms and affects more people in urban areas, where inequalities in income distribution remain particularly worrying (art. 11). The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the poverty reduction and employment promotion strategy prioritizes and allocates resources to the fight against poverty in urban areas and in the poorest regions, with a view to, inter alia, reducing inequalities in the distribution of wealth. The Committee draws the State 6 GE.13-49980