E/C.12/MDA/CO/3 disabilities, despite the adoption of the five per cent quota for the employment of persons with disabilities (arts. 2 (2) and 6). 27. The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to improve the overall employment situation and, in particular, (a) effectively implement the five per cent employment quota for persons with disabilities and ensure that they are provided with reasonable accommodation in the workplace; (b) increase the employment of Roma people, including women, through improving vocational training and employment services; and (c) encourage employers to hire persons with disabilities and Roma, including through incentive programmes. Moldovan migrant workers abroad 28. The Committee notes that the total number of Moldovan migrant workers abroad amounts to 30 per cent of the workforce of the State party, with a majority of them from rural areas, and that remittances from them comprise a quarter of GDP. The Committee, however, is concerned at the negative consequences of so many persons leaving the State party, in particular: (a) The deplorable situation of about 100,000 children left behind by their migrant parents, illustrated by high school dropout rates, deteriorating nutrition and health conditions, and psychoemotional problems; (b) The acute shortage of skilled workers and well-trained qualified professionals, particularly in the health and education sectors; (c) The differentiated social protection measures in the bilateral agreements between the State party and the countries of employment, which may lead to the exclusion of some migrants from the social security system upon their return; (d) The difficulties faced by returnees in reintegrating into the labour market (arts. 6, 7, 9 and 10). 29. The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to: (a) Ensure that the children of Moldovan migrant workers abroad are fully taken care of by family members or designated carers and are not deprived of their economic, social and cultural rights, including to health care and education and, in that regard, provide support for alternative carers; (b) Retain its workforce, particularly skilled workers and qualified medical and education professionals, including through appropriate incentives; (c) Extend bilateral agreements to provide for the full labour and social protection of migrant workers in the country of employment and ensure that they can fully benefit from the social security system when they return; (d) Facilitate the integration of returned migrant workers into the labour market by increasing professional training and creating job opportunities. Minimum wage 30. The Committee is concerned that the levels of minimum wages are far below the minimum subsistence level and that the minimum wage in the public sector has not been indexed since 2014 and is half of that in the private sector (art. 7). 31. The Committee recommends that the State party (a) increase the minimum wage, particularly in the public sector, to a level that provides workers and their families with a decent living; (b) regularly adjust the minimum wage to the cost of living; (c) reinforce employers’ compliance with the minimum wage through labour inspections and complaint mechanisms; and (d) ensure that those who fail to pay the minimum wage are sanctioned. 5