CEDAW/C/CHE/CO/4-5 (d) Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183), of the International Labour Organization, in 2014; (e) Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), of the International Labour Organization, in 2014. C. Parliament 7. The Committee stresses the crucial role of the legislative power in ensuring the full implementation of the Convention (see the statement by the Committee on its relationship with parliamentarians, adopted at the forty -fifth session, in 2010). It invites the Federal Assembly, in line with its mandate, to take the necessary steps regarding the implementation of the present concluding observations between now and the next reporting period under the Convention. D. Principal areas of concern and recommendations Withdrawal of reservations 8. The Committee welcomes the State party’s withdrawal of its reservation to article 16 (1) (g) of the Convention in 2013, but is concerned that the State party has yet to withdraw its reservation to articles 15 (2) and 16 (1) (h). 9. The Committee reiterates its previous concluding observations (see CEDAW/C/CHE/CO/3, para. 12) and urges the State party to indicate in its next periodic report, if possible and still relevant, a timetable for the withdrawal of its reservation to articles 15 (2) and 16 (1) (h) concerning the law governing the matrimonial regime applicable before 1 January 1988. Visibility of the Convention, the Optional Protocol thereto and the Committee’s general recommendations 10. The Committee notes as positive the establishment of an interdepartmental working group under the auspices of the Federal Office for Gender Equality to monitor the implementation of the State party’s commitments under the Convention. Nevertheless, it remains concerned that disparities in the implementation of the Convention across cantons and communities have not been sufficiently addressed. The Committee is also concerned at the inadequate reference to the Convention in judicial proceedings at the federal and cantonal levels, as well as at the limited awareness of the Convention and the general recommendations of the Committee as important tools of interpretation within the judiciary and the legal profession, and among women themselves. 11. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Develop a sustainable strategy, at both the federal and cantonal levels, including by allocating adequate financial resources, to disseminate the Convention, the Optional Protocol thereto and the Committee’s general recommendations among all stakeholders, including women’s organizations; 16-20858 3/19

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