CEDAW/C/CHE/CO/4-5 that offer specialized victim protection services; and develop targeted training for social workers dealing with victims of trafficking; (d) Grant residence permits to enable all victims of trafficking to avail themselves of protective and rehabilitation measures, irrespective of their willingness or unwillingness to cooperate with the police, and ensure that the authorities adopt a victim-centred approach when granting the recovery and reflection period; (e) Prevent and combat other exploitative practices assimilated to trafficking, in particular forced labour and servitude, and provide training for labour inspectors and other relevant professionals in this regard; (f) Regularly review the situation of foreign women who are engaged in prostitution, or who are affected by the State party’s decision to abolish the status of “cabaret dancer”, in order to protect them, and strengthen the assistance provided to women and girls who wish to leave prostitution, including by providing exit programmes and alternative income-generating opportunities. Participation in political and public life 30. The Committee notes the efforts undertaken by the State party to advance the participation of women in political and public life, but remains concerned that: (a) Women continue to be significantly underrepresented in the Council of States and the National Council, with the overall proportion of women in the Government continuing to be low following the most recent federal elections, in October 2015; (b) Structural barriers and gender bias with regard to the realization of women’s engagement in political and public life continue to exclude women from decision-making positions in both elected and appointed positions in public office, political parties, the judiciary, academic institutions and public broadcasting corporations; (c) The application of statutory quotas for the representation of women in organs of the legislative, executive and judicial branches has been rejected by the Federal Court under the existing legal framework. 31. The Committee reiterates it previous recommendations CEDAW/C/CHE/CO/3, para. 34) and calls upon the State party: (see (a) To strengthen its efforts to increase the number of women in elected decision-making bodies at the federal and cantonal levels, as well as in appointed positions at the local level, and to achieve the equal representation of women and men in political and public life; (b) To intensify awareness-raising campaigns for politicians, journalists, teachers and the general public to enhance the understanding that the full, equal, free and democratic participation of women on an equal basis with men in political and public life is a requirement for the full implementation of women’s human rights, and to continue its efforts to encourage the media to 16-20858 11/19