E/C.12/UGA/CO/1 (a) Study the root causes for the acute unemployment rate among the youth, and based on this analysis embark on well-resourced programmes and initiatives aimed at progressively reducing youth unemployment; (b) Strengthen the system of job quotas for persons with disabilities, reintroduce tax benefits as incentives for hiring them, establish an efficient enforcement procedure and remedies and take into consideration the Committee’s general comment No. 5 (1994) on persons with disabilities. Informal economy 20. The Committee notes with concern that workers are concentrated in the informal economy of the State party and that they are not adequately covered by labour and social protection regulations (art. 7). The Committee recommends that the State party take all the measures necessary to reduce progressively the extent of the informal economy and increase employment opportunities in the formal labour market. In the interim period, the State party should also take steps to ensure that all workers, including in the informal economy, fully enjoy their economic, social and cultural rights. In this connection the Committee draws the State party’s attention to ILO recommendation No. 204 (2015) concerning the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy. Minimum wage 21. The Committee is concerned that the minimum wage in the State party has not been revised since 1984 (art. 7). The Committee urges the State party to revise the minimum wage without further delay in close collaboration with social partners and ensure that it allows a decent living for workers and their families. Working conditions and labour inspectorate 22. The Committee is concerned that laws protecting the health and safety of workers remain largely unimplemented. It is also concerned about the limited human and financial resources provided to the labour inspectorate as well as to the Industrial Court (art. 7). The Committee recommends that the State party ensure effective implementation mechanisms for the labour laws, increase the number of trained labour inspectors throughout the State party and provide the Industrial Court with the necessary resources for it to discharge its role effectively. Trade union rights 23. While noting that the Constitution and the Labour Union Act (2006) provide for the right to join and form trade unions, the Committee remains concerned about the limited representation of workers in trade unions and about the limited awareness of workers concerning the role of trade unions (art. 8). The Committee recommends that the State party take measures to raise the awareness of workers on the importance of trade unions and achieve a more effective implementation of labour laws with a view to increasing workers’ representation through trade unions. 7