E/C.12/BDI/CO/1 34. Recalling its general comment No. 19 (2008) on the right to social security and its statement on social protection floors (2015), the Committee invites the State party to step up its efforts to institute a social security system that progressively guarantees adequate coverage and benefits to all workers and all disadvantaged individuals and families. The Committee also invites the State party to continue its efforts to expand health service coverage and to ensure a minimum income for older persons. Violence against women 35. The Committee is concerned by the high incidence of gender violence, especially domestic violence and sexual violence. It regrets that the victims of such violence do not enjoy unhindered access to the justice system and that they do not receive appropriate support (art. 10). 36. The Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary steps to combat domestic violence, including by encouraging people to report incidents, and that it ensure that the victims of domestic violence and sexual violence have access to the justice system and that perpetrators are prosecuted and punished. It further recommends that the State party ensure that victims have access to appropriate recovery, counselling and rehabilitation services and that steps be taken to sensitize law enforcement officials and the public to the need to eliminate all forms of violence against women. Economic exploitation of children 37. The Committee notes that the minimum age for employment established in national legislation is in line with international standards. It is concerned, however, that children continue to be subjected to economic exploitation in the State party (art. 10). 38. The Committee recommends that the State party take steps to effectively prevent and combat the economic exploitation of children, especially in the informal sector. In this regard, the State party should ensure that child labour legislation is properly enforced, that individuals who exploit children are duly punished and that there is effective enforcement of child labour legislation. The Committee recommends also that disadvantaged families be afforded support so that they may rise out of poverty and social exclusion, which often lie at the origin of the economic exploitation of children. Corporal punishment 39. The Committee notes with concern that there is no explicit prohibition of corporal punishment in the home and that such punishment is widely tolerated and practised in Burundian society, including in schools, alternative care settings and prisons (art. 10). 40. The Committee strongly urges the State party to adopt legislative and other measures to prohibit and prevent corporal punishment of children under any circumstances, in particular in schools, alternative care settings, prisons and the home. Abandoned children 41. The Committee is concerned by the number of children who are not living with their families, in particular children with HIV/AIDS (art. 10). 6/10 GE.15-18000