E/C.12/CRI/CO/5 (b) Take appropriate measures to promote the equal sharing of roles and responsibilities between men and women in the family and society, including by strengthening the Childcare Network in order to ensure the availability, accessibility and affordability of childcare services and by providing paternity leave. 24. 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 25. The Committee is concerned that, despite the State party’s efforts, unemployment and underemployment are high and disproportionately affect young persons, women, persons with disabilities, members of indigenous peoples, persons of African descent, migrants, asylum seekers and refugees (art. 6). 26. In the light of its previous recommendation (see E/C.12/CRI/CO/4, para. 39), the Committee urges the State party to intensify its efforts to bring down the high unemployment rates by, for instance, ensuring that the national employment and production strategy tackles the main causes of unemployment, includes a plan of action with specific targets and focuses on groups that are disproportionately at risk of unemployment. The Committee recommends that priority continue to be given to programmes for good quality technical and professional instruction and training that are adapted to the needs of the job market and take into consideration the needs of the most marginalized and disadvantaged persons and groups. Domestic workers 27. Despite the information provided on measures taken to improve the working conditions of domestic workers, the Committee is concerned about the persistence of discriminatory practices against this group of workers (art. 7). 28. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Intensify its efforts to ensure that the working conditions of domestic workers are fair and just in both law and practice; (b) Ensure that the labour inspection mechanism has an adequate mandate to monitor effectively the working conditions of domestic workers; (c) Establish effective complaint mechanisms for reporting abuse or exploitation, taking into account the situation of many domestic workers. 29. The Committee refers the State party to its obligations under the International Labour Organization (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), in particular its obligations under articles 16 and 17. Informal sector of the economy 30. The Committee is concerned by the information received about the large number of persons who work in the informal economy and are therefore not properly protected by labour laws, the social protection system or the National Occupational Health Policy (arts. 6, 7 and 9). 31. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Take all necessary measures to progressively lower the number of workers in the informal sector of the economy, to bring those workers into the formal GE.16-18309 5