E/C.12/GRC/CO/2
24.
The Committee recommends that the State party reconsider cuts to benefits
from non-contributory schemes insofar as they affect the most disadvantaged and
marginalized groups, and reverse the cuts on contributory social security benefits as
soon as possible. Referring the State party to the Committee’s general comment
No. 19 (2007) on the right to social security, the Committee recommends that the State
party adopt a human rights-based approach in assessing the impact of cuts on benefits
and provide disaggregated statistics in its next periodic report on how the austerity
measures have affected the enjoyment of the right to social security.
Domestic work
25.
The Committee expresses concern about the absence of comprehensive legislation
that fully protects the rights of domestic workers, and at the conditions of work, including
pay and working terms, being laid down through individual agreements between employers
and domestic workers. It notes with concern the absence of statistics, disaggregated by age
and sex, on domestic workers in the State party (arts. 6 and 7).
26.
The Committee recommends that the State party regulate domestic work
through a law and ensure that its legislation and regulations:
(a)
Guarantee domestic workers the same conditions as other workers as
regards remuneration for work of equal value, protection against unfair dismissal,
occupational health and safety, rest and leisure, limitation of working hours, social
security, housing and change of employer;
(b)
Pay particular attention to conditions that render domestic workers
vulnerable to compulsory labour and sexual assault;
(c)
Establish an inspection mechanism for monitoring the conditions of
work of domestic workers.
Domestic violence
27.
The Committee reiterates its previous concerns (see E/C.12/1/Add.97, paras. 16 and
37) about the high incidence of domestic violence, the low rates of prosecution and the
absence of effective measures to protect victims. While the Committee welcomes the
statistical data provided by the State party, it regrets that that information is not made
readily accessible to the general public and does not contain data disaggregated by sex, age,
other relevant status and relationship between victim and perpetrator (art. 10).
28.
The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen measures aimed at
preventing and combating domestic violence by addressing the root causes of such
violence and ensuring the effective implementation of the existing relevant legal and
policy frameworks, including by:
(a)
Pursuing its efforts to raise widely the awareness of the public at large,
and in particular boys and men, about the unacceptability of any form of domestic
violence and its criminal nature;
(b)
Continuing to encourage the reporting of domestic violence cases by,
inter alia, informing women of their rights and existing legal avenues to receive
protection against domestic violence and strengthening the services available to
victims, including victims with disabilities;
(c)
Ensuring that law enforcement authorities, as well as medical and social
workers, continue to receive appropriate training to deal with cases of domestic
violence, including on the special needs of persons with disabilities;
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