A/HRC/36/15 development of children. Various institutions had been tasked with addressing cases of child abuse. 124. The government of Sint Maarten remained committed to protecting the rights of detainees. The first youth care and rehabilitation centre had been established in 2014 and accommodated children in conflict with law. Its main objective was to reintegrate those children into society. 125. The representative of Curaçao stated that harmonizing efforts to realize human rights throughout the Kingdom remained a challenge. The sharing of experiences and knowledge was considered to be important for achieving the harmonization of human rights standards in the Kingdom. 126. The delegation stated that the Government had evaluated the implementation of its national human rights action plan and that the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights had commissioned an independent evaluation of the action plan’s implementation. 127. The Government had set targets to ensure access by persons with the disabilities to the labour market. It had also implemented measures, including public campaigns against discrimination in the labour market, to decrease the pay gap between women and men. A new action plan has been developed to combat discrimination against pregnant women in employment. The Netherlands had drafted an action plan for the period 2016-2018 to prevent and combat child sex tourism. 128. The delegation informed the Human Rights Council that the Government had taken measures to ensure that sexuality education was taught in secondary school. The law prohibited discrimination against transgender and intersex persons. 129. In 2016, the Netherlands had launched proceedings for the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 130. In conclusion, the delegation, on behalf of the Kingdom, expressed its gratitude to all States Members of the United Nations for their active participation in and contribution to the interactive dialogue led by the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review. The areas identified would help the Government to further improve human rights protection. The Government would seriously consider all recommendations put forward during the review and express its position on them before the thirty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 131. The following recommendations will be examined by the Netherlands, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council: 131.1 Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Uganda) (Algeria) (Bangladesh) (Egypt) (Ghana) (Sudan) (Guatemala) (Philippines); 131.2 Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Syrian Arab Republic); 131.3 Consider ratifying the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Sri Lanka) (Burkina Faso); 131.4 Consider the ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Chile); 131.5 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Montenegro) (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (Ukraine) (Belgium) (France) (Philippines); 11

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