A/HRC/10/72 Page 4 their removal from the country are detained in the State prison owing to the lack of a detention centre for them. The Government is fully aware that this is not a perfect situation and it is for that reason that the State is endeavouring to build a new holding centre. Luxembourg attaches great importance to a humanitarian approach within this holding centre. The Government is also planning to build a closed security unit for minors by 2010. With regard to children and minors whose parents are prisoners, Government policy puts the interests of the child first and the authorities treat very rare cases on a case-by-case basis. There is also a specialized service that allows for visits for children whose parent or parents have been incarcerated. The representative also stated that continuous learning programmes were organized for prison personnel on behaviour techniques, deontology, and the fight against racism and conflict settlement. With regard to the rights of children, these are subject to special monitoring by the OmbudsCommittee for the rights of the children, an independent body connected to the Ministry for Family Affairs. 8. Concerning women’s rights, the representative recalled that, at the invitation of the Government, members of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women visited Luxembourg in October 2008. The visit, the first of its kind, helped enhance the Government’s endeavours to implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Regarding traditional attitudes and roles, efforts were made, including through a project on public communications, to prevent stereotyped images and texts by the Government. A number of measures, particularly with regard to violence against women, prevention of prostitution and trafficking were subsequently being put in place. For example, coherent strategies and plans of action will be integrated into the second national plan on equality for the period 2009-2013 to implement the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Beijing Platform. There had also been an improvement in the area of gender equality and employment. The most recent figures on salaries show that the gap is now 14 per cent and thus the objective of equality has not yet been reached. The Government continues its efforts in this area. 9. Concerning the rights of the child, reform on education was being prepared to ensure equal opportunities and a reform of professional training was adopted in November 2008. On the concerns of the Committee on the Rights of the Child that migrant children were disadvantaged by education programmes, the representative affirmed that according to a study undertaken in this area, social and professional category was a more important factor in school success than nationality. The Government offers welcome and special language classes for post-primary teaching. 10. The representative stressed that, in the framework of the policy of Luxembourg for development cooperation and humanitarian action, the ultimate goal of efforts is to ensure good governance, democracy and the eradication of poverty. The Government is placing its activities under the heading of the Millennium Development Goals and supporting the efforts of its partner countries, to ensure greater respect for and enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights of their citizens. 11. Luxembourg is a highly multicultural country; some 43 per cent of those living in the country are foreigners. Approximately 140,000 foreign workers cross the border every day to work in Luxembourg, which is a major challenge in terms of social cohesion. With regard to asylum-seekers, a support programme was recently instituted by the Government for those persons who were denied asylum. Recently, the Government adopted a new law on immigration that aimed to enhance the enjoyment of rights for immigrants residing in Luxembourg.