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1. Articles 4 and 5 of the Convention. I. With reference to its earlier comments, the Committee takes note of the Internal Regulations of the National Employment Commission. It also notes that the Government indicates in its report that the above commission is not operating due, inter alia, to a lack of technical support. In this connection, the Committee takes note of the document of the State Secretariat for Labour concerning the technical and institutional reinforcement of the National Employment Commission, enclosed with the Government's report. The Committee trusts that, in its next report, the Government will be in a position to provide full particulars on the practical steps taken to ensure the operation of the above Commission.

II. In its report, the Government refers to the employment service provided through the State Secretariat for Labour, and includes a paper of a project entitled "Immediate plan of action for support to the National Employment Service", Santo Domingo, D.N., 10 February 1988. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would state whether the arrangements required by the above-mentioned provisions of the Convention have been made for the co-operation of representatives of employers and workers in the organisation and operation of the employment service and in the development of employment service policy.

2. Articles 6 and 7. In its last report, the Government indicates that the participation in the Dominican labour market of the General Directorate of Employment and Human Resources of the State Secretariat for Labour, responsible for organising a free national public employment service, has been limited. It adds that the projects mentioned in previous reports (functions of the General Directorate of Employment and Human Resources, the placement of rehabilitated handicapped persons and of workers in the domestic services) are being reviewed. The Committee takes note of this and recalls that it expressed the hope in previous comments that the Government would provide detailed information on progress made in improving application of the provisions of paragraphs (c) and (e) of Article 6 (concerning the functions of the employment service) and on the measures to facilitate specialisation within employment offices and to meet the needs of particular categories of workers (Article 7). It trusts that the Government will provide the information called for by the report form concerning the above provisions of the Convention.

3. The Committee notes with interest the paper on the project entitled "National Employment Plan 1988-90 (preliminary version)", Santo Domingo, D.N., January 1988, appended to the Government's report. It hopes that, in its next report, the Government will supply information on the assistance provided by the employment service in implementing this plan.

4. Article 9. With reference to its earlier comments, the Government states that it intends to reintroduce the preliminary Bill on the civil and administrative service, with a view to its adoption before the end of the Government's term. The Committee notes from the Government's indications that full stability or permanence of employment for persons employed directly in the National Employment Service is contemplated in the context of the above preliminary Bill. It trusts that the Goverment's next report will include information on the adoption of the Bill and a copy of the text once it has been adopted, so that the Committee can ascertain whether effect is given to the provisions of the above Article of the Convention.

5. Point IV of the report form. With regard to statistics on the results of the administration of the National Employment Service, the Government states that only the data on the operations of the head office are processed. The Committee would be grateful if, in its next report, the Government would include the statistical summary on the results of the administration of the National Employment Service along with the other statistical information called for in the above part of the report form.