A/HRC/34/29 women and their families out of poverty, and to support their inclusion in sectors traditionally associated with men. IV. Non-discrimination in the enjoyment of the right to just and favourable working conditions 45. Beyond equal access to opportunities, women’s equal right to work encompasses equality of opportunity and treatment in the workplace. The right to just and favourable conditions is the necessary corollary of the right to work that is freely chosen and accepted. 24 In its general comment No. 23 (2016) on the right to just and favourable conditions of work, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recalls that States have an obligation to guarantee that women enjoy conditions of work not inferior to those of men and receive equal pay for work of equal value. 25 A. Non-discrimination in working conditions 46. For women, non-discrimination encompasses the right to equal working conditions as well as the right to differential treatment due to biological differences. 1. Right to equal working conditions 47. The right to equal working conditions is undermined for certain categories of female workers, including due to the sectors they belong to. Domestic workers, the majority of whom are girls or women, are among those most at risk of abuse, harassment and violence. Their living and working conditions may be akin to slavery when they live with their employers. Domestic work also falls outside the scope of the labour law in several countries. Therefore there are no standards, at the country level, that spell out their working conditions. 48. The ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and Domestic Workers Recommendation, 2011 (No. 201) provide guidance to States on measures to be taken to protect the rights of domestic workers. On the basis of these instruments, several States have started regulating domestic work and the operations of recruitment agencies. However violations continue to be observed, as victims are often isolated and unable to seek assistance. Treaty-monitoring bodies have expressed the view that domestic workers should enjoy the same labour rights as other workers, in terms of health and safety at work, rest and remuneration. 26 Any separate legislation should solely address their increased vulnerability to abuses and not set specific conditions of work. 49. Women working in manufacturing and other sectors in export-processing zones are also vulnerable to violations of their labour rights. Often, in order to attract investors, States adopt specific regimes for export-processing zones whereby labour law does not apply, either partially or fully. Reports of low wages, long working hours, unpaid overtime, sexual harassment and other forms of violence in export-processing zones are rife. States enforcing such regimes fail in their obligation to protect the right to just and favourable conditions of work and the right to non-discrimination. 24 25 26 10 See Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights general comment No. 23 (2016) on the right to just and favourable conditions of work, para. 1. Ibid., para. 54. See, for example, CEDAW/C/BRA/CO/7, para. 12; and CEDAW/C/AND/CO/2-3, para. 30.