providing the most disadvantaged populations with serviced plots equipped with all utilities and infrastructure for a living environment that fulfils the required standards for a modern city. This programme reached:  113,621 households in Nouakchott;  3,830 households in Rosso;  4,285 developed plots in Kaédi;  2,308 households in Zouerate;  4,867 families in Nouadhibou;  1,323 developed plots in Boutilimit and Benichab;  1,254 households in Akjoujt;  14,869 households in living conditions that meet all requirements for safety, hygiene and well-being. Paragraph 2: Right to employment The monistic system adopted by Mauritania gives precedence to ratified and published conventions over national laws. Mauritania ratified and incorporated into its domestic legislation all basic ILO conventions fundamental to the protection of workers. It implemented, in collaboration with the ILO, a Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP). Job creation is a key focus area in the poverty reduction strategic policy framework. The development of labour-intensive sectors fosters the creation of jobs. Membership of the social security scheme is mandatory for all salaried employees covering three principal branches (old age, employment injury and family). The Government, committed to providing salaried workers with health coverage in addition to that provided for employment injury (work-related injuries and occupational diseases), broadened the scope of the National health insurance fund (CNAM) to include all wage earners. The CNSS and CNAM are tasked with providing social coverage for all employees in the formal and informal sectors. The objective of the Government is to provide universal health coverage by putting in place a national social protection strategy which will pool the current efforts of various stakeholders in this area (National social security fund, National health insurance fund, Department of social affairs, TADAMOUN Agency, etc.). A multisectoral committee has been established to this effect. 37