E/C.12/PRY/CO/4 continue to suffer multiple and intersectional discrimination, which is reflected in the high levels of poverty in which they live (art. 3). In the light of its general comment No. 16 (2005) on the equal rights of men and women to the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights (art. 3 of the Covenant), the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Take the necessary legislative and other measures to eliminate persistent inequality between men and women and to promote full access to education, employment, health services, social security and access to land; (b) Take measures to eliminate the multiple and intersectional discrimination faced by women living in rural areas and indigenous women, including by incorporating the principle of gender equality in resource allocation and in poverty reduction policies. Unemployment and underemployment 15. The Committee notes with concern the high rates of unemployment and underemployment and the scale of the informal sector of the economy, within which basic social and labour protection is lacking (arts. 6 and 7). The Committee encourages the State party to step up its efforts to increase employment opportunities in the formal labour market and to take the measures needed to effect the progressive transfer of workers from the informal economy to the formal sector. Working conditions for women 16. The Committee notes with concern the persistence of practices that discriminate against women with respect to working conditions, including high rates of underemployment, unfair dismissal, lack of employment contracts and lower wages than men (arts. 6 and 7). The Committee recommends that the State party take the measures needed to ensure equality with respect to working conditions, including fair wages and equal remuneration for work of equal value, and to promote women’s advancement in the labour market, including by conducting training for men and women on equal career opportunities. Right to work of persons with disabilities 17. The Committee notes with concern that, despite the measures taken by the State party to promote the employment of persons with disabilities in the public and private sectors, such persons continue to suffer discrimination in access to employment (art. 6). The Committee recommends that the State party take effective measures to promote the employment of persons with disabilities and to protect them from discrimination in the workplace. In particular, the Committee recommends that the 5 per cent quota that the State party allocates to persons with disabilities in the public sector be extended to the private sector as well. The Committee also recommends that the State party establish a legal requirement for reasonable accommodations in the workplace and adopts the measures needed to ensure their implementation, including through labour inspections, and also to ensure the application of all legal norms and provisions designed to guarantee non-discrimination and the right to work of persons with disabilities. GE.15-04384E 5