CEDAW/C/MMR/CO/4-5 Employment 36. The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts since 2008 to increase the participation of women in the labour market and the implementation of a minimu m wage policy in 2013. It is concerned, however, at the wide gender wage gap, the limited implementation and monitoring of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value and the concentration of women in the informal employment sector. The Committee is also concerned at the limited amount of disaggregated data on cases of sexual harassment in the workplace and on measures taken to address those cases. It notes with concern that the right to maternity leave is not applicable to all types of employment and that there is a lack of information on women domestic workers. The Committee also notes with concern that the State party has not ratified the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100), the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111), and the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), of the International Labour Organization. 37. The Committee urges the State party: (a) To intensify efforts to gradually transform and reduce the informal sector of employment, eliminate structural inequalities and occupational segregation and reduce the gender pay gap by enforcing the principle of equal pay for work of equal value; (b) To take appropriate sanctions to deter sexual harassment at the workplace and ensure women’s access to justice in cases of employment discrimination, including on grounds of pregnancy; (c) To conduct regular labour inspections aimed at enforcing compliance with labour laws; (d) To provide data in the next periodic report on the status of women domestic workers in the State party; (e) To consider ratifying the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100), the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111), and the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), of the International Labour Organization. Health 38. The Committee commends the State party on its successful programmes aimed at preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. It remains concerned, however, at the prevalence of HIV and AIDS and unsafe abortions, which have contributed to the increase in the maternal mortality ratio. The Committee is particularly concerned that, while abortion is permitted when the life of the pregnant woman is in danger, it is criminalized in cases of rape, incest and severe fetal impairmen t. The Committee is also concerned at the high incidence of infant mortality. The Committee is further concerned at reports regarding women’s limited access to sexual and reproductive health services and products, in particular their access to contraceptives. 39. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Intensify efforts to combat HIV and AIDS, in particular preventive strategies, and increase the provision of free antiretroviral treatment to all 12/17 16-12871