including those in the informal economy, are protected. To that end, the Committee recommends that provisions regulating the minimum age for admission to work and the various categories of hazardous work be strictly implemented and the number of visits by labour inspectors significantly increased, at the same time extending these visits to workplaces in the informal economy. The Committee also recommends that the State party ensure that employers who benefit from illegal child labour are prosecuted and punished. In this connection, the Committee refers to its general comment No. 23 (2016) on the right to just and favourable conditions of work. Trade union rights 35.The Committee notes with regret the lack of information on the enjoyment of trade union rights and on the enjoyment of the right to strike (art. 8). 36. The Committee recommends that the State party provide detailed information in its next periodic report on the enjoyment of trade union rights and the right to strike. It also encourages the State party to take effective measures to raise awareness among workers and employers about these rights. Social security 37.The Committee takes note of the existence of conditional cash transfer programmes in the State party. However, the Committee is concerned that the State party still lacks a universal social protection system and that a high percentage of the population, in particular workers in the informal economy and economically disadvantaged individuals and families, are not adequately covered by the public social security system (art. 9). 38. The Committee recommends that the State party step up its efforts to develop a social security system that will guarantee coverage and appropriate benefits for all workers and non-contributory benefits to all disadvantaged persons and families so that they may enjoy an adequate standard of living. In that connection, the Committee refers the State party to its general comment No. 19 (2007) on the right to social security and recommends that the State party work towards the establishment of a social protection floor, in line with the ILO Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202) and the Committee’s statement on social protection floors: an essential element of the right to social security and of the sustainable development goals (E/C.12/2015/1), seeking, if necessary, technical assistance from ILO. Harmful practices 39.The Committee is concerned that polygamy, despite being outlawed in the State party, is still widely practised and that child marriage, though permitted only in exceptional cases, in reality remains widespread. The Committee is also concerned about the persistence of domestic violence in the State party (art. 10). 40. The Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary legislative and awareness-raising measures to effectively put an end to all harmful practices, including polygamy and child marriage, as well as domestic violence. Birth registration 41.The Committee is concerned at the persistence of a low rate of birth registration despite measures taken, such as abolishing related fees. The Committee is particularly concerned that foreigners, including asylum seekers and refugees, are excluded from registering their children born in Angola, thus depriving them from accessing a range of social services (arts. 2 and 10). 42. The Committee urges the State party to intensify its efforts to increase birth registration, including by conducting awareness-raising campaigns on birth registration procedures within the communities concerned, in particular in rural areas. The State party should also extend the free registration campaign to cover all foreigners, including asylum seekers and refugees, with a view to ensuring their access to social services without discrimination. Poverty and inequality 43.The Committee takes note of the information on the decrease in poverty in the State party during the reporting period. It remains concerned, however, that a large proportion of the State party’s population still lives in poverty, including extreme poverty. The Committee is also concerned about the persistence of high social inequalities and that poverty-reduction programmes have had limited impact, especially among the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups and individuals (art. 11). 44. The Committee urges the State party to ensure that economic growth is prioritized to decrease poverty, especially among disadvantaged and marginalized groups and individuals. The Committee also recommends that the State party effectively implement the national strategy for combating poverty and the 2012 national programme to support rural women. The Committee further recommends that the State party develop specific strategies to address social inequalities and that, as a matter of priority, it increase its efforts and take targeted measures, using a rights-based approach, to combat poverty among marginalized and disadvantaged groups and individuals, especially persons with disabilities, internally displaced persons, persons with a low income and persons living in rural areas. In this regard, the Committee refers to its statement on poverty and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/2001/10). Right to adequate housing 45.The Committee is concerned that a large proportion of the State party’s population does not enjoy the right to adequate housing.