E/C.12/MDA/CO/3 (b) There is a lack of guarantee for the continuity of social protection benefits, which has led many people to fall outside the social protection system; (c) Lawyers, notaries, interpreters and other independent professionals have limited access to social security programmes, which particularly affects women negatively; (d) There is a lack of information about social security programmes and their complex application procedures, which prevents disadvantaged and marginalized individuals, particularly Roma and persons in rural areas, from benefiting from those programmes (arts. 2 (2) and 9). 41. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation that pension levels be increased to a level that ensures a decent living and, as a first step, reach the minimum subsistence level. It also recommends that the State party: (a) Immediately rectify the situation of parents taking care of children with disabilities; (b) Review the conditions of social security programmes, strengthen coordination between different social security programmes and rationalize the process of granting social security benefits, with a view to ensuring continuity of social protection; (c) Ensure that freelance professionals, most of whom are women, have equal access to social security programmes; (d) Raise public awareness of social security programmes and their application procedures and provide Roma and persons in rural areas with assistance to apply for social benefits and the necessary identity documents. Child labour 42. The Committee is concerned at the prevalence of child labour in the State party, particularly in the agricultural, sales and service sectors (arts. 7 and 10). 43. The Committee recommends that the State party step up its efforts to combat child labour, including by strengthening labour inspections and enforcing the relevant legal and administrative measures, including order no. 393 of the Ministry of Education of 29 September 2014. Violence against women, including domestic violence 44. While noting the progress made by the State party, the Committee remains concerned that violence against women, including domestic violence, is still pervasive in the State party and that the prosecution of perpetrators and the protection of victims remain challenging (arts. 3 and 10). 45. The Committee urges the State party to redouble its efforts: (a) To ensure that all reported cases of violence against women, including domestic violence, are promptly and thoroughly investigated and that the perpetrators are punished with penalties commensurate with the gravity of the offences; (b) To provide adequate support to victims by increasing the number of shelters and allocating sufficient funding for legal aid and physical and psychological treatment; (c) To provide training for law enforcement officials, teachers, medical personnel and social workers on violence against women, including domestic violence; (d) To conduct wide public awareness-raising campaigns for the prevention of violence against women. 7