E/C.12/SRB/CO/2 Equal pay for work of equal value 18. While noting the guarantees of the principle of “equal pay for work of equal value” in the laws of the State party, the Committee is concerned that women do not receive equal remuneration for the same work or for work of equal value (art. 7). The Committee urges the State party to ensure the effective implementation of the provisions of the Labour Code and the Law on Gender Equality with regard to equal pay for the same work as well as for work of equal value, including through labour inspections and the imposition of sanctions, and address the sources of the limited effectiveness of the remuneration legislation, in particular through public campaigns and training within the State party’s associations of employers and employees. Labour Inspectorate 19. The Committee notes with concern the limited effectiveness of the Labour Inspectorate, in particular in preventing occupational accidents and diseases (art. 7). The Committee recommends that the State party empower the Labour Inspectorate, through both preventive and punitive instruments, in particular to help employers prevent occupational accidents and disease, and that it collect relevant data and undertake systematic training of labour inspectors in this regard. Minimum wage 20. The Committee notes with concern the way the minimum wage is established without taking into account the cost of living or the views of the social partners, and without regular review. The Committee is also concerned about the low levels of income among employed persons with disabilities (art. 7). The Committee calls on the State party to take measures to ensure that the minimum wage is established with due account of the cost of living and of views of the social partners, and to periodically review its level to provide all workers and their families with an adequate standard of living, in accordance with article 7 (a) (ii) of the Covenant. The Committee also calls on the State party to combat low income among employed persons with disabilities through special measures. Trade union rights 21. The Committee is concerned at the low level of enjoyment by employees in the private sector of their right to form or join trade unions and at the excessive restrictions on the right to strike for public sector employees even if they do not provide “essential services” (art. 8). The Committee urges the State party to ensure to the employees in both the private and public sectors the effective enjoyment of the right to freely form and join trade unions, as well as the right to strike. While noting the draft law on strikes of 2013, the Committee recommends that the State party limit the prohibition against striking for public sector employees by narrowing the definition of “essential services” so that it complies with the Covenant and relevant International Labour Organization standards. Unemployment benefits 22. The Committee reiterates its concern at the low level of the unemployment benefit, which is not sufficient to ensure an adequate standard of living for the persons concerned and their families, and notes with concern the low percentage of unemployed persons receiving the unemployment benefit (art. 9). 7