E/C.12/LIE/CO/2-3 17. The Committee refers the State party to its general comment No. 16 (2005) on the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights. Unemployment 18. The Committee regrets that statistical data and other sources of information on unemployment are not disaggregated by disability or national origin. While noting the low unemployment rate, the Committee expresses its concern at the relatively higher unemployment rates among youth, non-nationals and women, especially those belonging to minorities (art. 6). 19. The Committee recommends that the State party collect statistical data on unemployment disaggregated by national origin, disability, sex and age. The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to reduce unemployment rates, while paying particular attention to the above-mentioned groups. Right to just and favourable conditions of work 20. The Committee is concerned about the limited progress made in closing the gender wage gap in the State party, which further increases with age. The Committee is also concerned at the overrepresentation of women in part-time jobs or in lower-paid sectors and at the persistence of occupational segregation by sex (art. 7). 21. The Committee recommends that the State party step up its efforts to close the gender wage gap. In that regard, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Promote training for women in non-traditional fields and in areas that will provide them with equal career opportunities, and take other effective measures to address occupational and industrial segregation by sex; (b) Take appropriate measures to eliminate gender role stereotypes and promote the equal sharing of responsibilities between men and women in the family and society, including by strengthening the availability and affordability of childcare services and by providing paternity leave and paid parental leave; (c) Strengthen its measures to promote flexible work arrangements for both women and men in the private and public sectors. 22. The Committee expresses its concern at the wage gap between nationals and nonnationals resident in the State party. The Committee is also concerned that the labour inspectorate (tripartite commission) is limited in its work to those workers covered by collective agreements, thus excluding workers in the construction industry, among other industries (arts. 2 and 7). 23. The Committee recommends that the State party pursue its efforts towards closing the wage gap between nationals and non-nationals resident in the State party. It also recommends that the State party ensure that inspections of workplaces are regularly carried out and ensure that the labour inspectorate is well resourced to enable it to discharge its role effectively. The Committee further recommends that the State party provide detailed information in its next periodic report on the activities of the labour inspectorate, including on investigations launched and their outcomes. The Committee refers the State party to its general comment No. 23 (2016) on the right to just and favourable conditions of work. Right to social security 24. While noting recent legislative changes in this regard, the Committee remains concerned about limitations in access to social assistance benefits by non-nationals, since their permanent residency status could still be made dependent on the extent of their reliance on such benefits (art. 9). 25. The Committee reminds the State party that social assistance benefits constitute a core obligation under article 9 of the Covenant and recommends that the State party ensure that permanent residents can fully enjoy their right to social 4