A/HRC/8/41 Page 16 18. That federal legislation be strived for to provide protection against all forms of discrimination, including on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (the Netherlands); 19. To strengthen efforts to guarantee equal opportunities in the labour market, in particular for women from minority groups (the Netherlands); 20. To take additional steps to ensure that same-sex couples are not discriminated (United Kingdom); 21. To withdraw the reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Germany) and to ratify the Optional Protocol thereto (Germany, Brazil, Mexico); 22. Regarding trafficking of women and girls and their sexual exploitation, to formulate a comprehensive strategy, which should include measures of prevention, prosecution and punishment of offenders and increased regional and international cooperation (Islamic Republic of Iran); 23. To consider the explicit prohibition of all practices of corporal punishment of children (Italy). 58. One recommendation noted in the present report in paragraphs 10, 15, 25 and 39 (the ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families) and another recommendation noted in paragraph 15 (the justiciability of the economic, social and cultural rights) above did not enjoy the support of Switzerland. 59. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review thereon. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole.

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