E/C.12/CAN/CO/6 Just and favourable conditions of work 27. The Committee welcomes the changes introduced to the Live-In Caregiver Program. It remains concerned, however, that certain categories of foreign workers, including temporary and seasonal migrant workers, are vulnerable to exploitation by employers, especially as their work permit is tied to a specific employer (art. 7). 28. The Committee recommends that the State party step up its efforts to prevent labour exploitation of temporary and seasonal migrant workers, among others by increasing inspection visits, improving regulation of recruitment agencies and replacing the employer-specific work permit with a type-of-work permit. The Committee refers to its general comment No. 23 (2016) on the right to just and favourable conditions of work. Social security 29. The Committee is concerned at the inadequate social assistance rates in all provinces and for all households and at the lack of accountability provisions in the Federal Social Transfer. The Committee is also concerned about the existence of clawback provisions in some jurisdictions that allow deducting of child benefits from social assistance benefits. Furthermore, the Committee expresses its concern at recent amendments to Bill C-43 which allow provinces to deny access to social assistance by refugee claimants and other persons without permanent status in Canada (art. 9). 30. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that social assistance rates are increased in all provinces to levels that allow a decent living for beneficiaries and their families so as to ensure an effective income safety net. The State party should also integrate accountability provisions in the Federal Social Transfer as a means to allow monitoring of how the funds are allocated to social assistance benefits. Furthermore, the State party is requested to ensure that all clawback provisions in provincial jurisdictions are repealed and the recent amendments introduced to Bill C-43 reviewed, with a view to ensuring that refugee claimants and other persons without permanent status in Canada can access social assistance without discrimination. Employment insurance 31. The Committee is concerned about the decrease in the number of the unemployed who are eligible for employment insurance, as well as at the insufficient levels of those benefits. In particular, the Committee expresses its concern at the stringent conditions for qualifying for employment insurance and that some workers are often unable to access employment insurance benefits following the termination of their work contract (art. 9). 32. The Committee recommends that the State party revise the eligibility thresholds for and amounts of employment insurance, with a view to ensuring that all workers, including part-time and temporary foreign workers, can access adequate employment insurance benefits without discrimination. Violence against women 33. The Committee is concerned about the persistence of violence against women in the State party, which is particularly prevalent among indigenous women and girls and further exacerbated by the economic insecurity of women. The Committee is also concerned that, in some cases, owing to the inadequacy and insufficient number of shelters, combined with women’s inability to afford housing and the inadequate social assistance, women victims of violence are unable to escape violent situations (arts. 10 and 11). 6