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The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its previous observation which read as follows:

Article 3 of the Convention. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes with concern that there has been no progress in separating manpower offices from labour inspection offices in order that labour inspectors may perform their main duties more efficiently. On the contrary, in the light of the information provided by the Government, the situation appears to be deteriorating: whereas in 1986 such a separation existed in three regions (Nouakchott, Zouérate and Nouadhibou), in 1989 it exists only in Nouakchott. The Committee takes note of the Government's indications that, given the important economic activity and the volume of labour in the various regions, the separation of manpower offices and labour inspection offices is not essential in all regions and that the labour inspectorate carries out its tasks to the satisfaction of the social partners, but expresses the hope that the Government will make every effort to create conditions to enable labour inspectors to perform effectively the tasks set out in Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Convention. In this context, the Committee asks the Government to refer also to its direct request in which a certain number of points are raised concerning the application of Articles 10, 11, 16, 20 and 21 of the Convention. Article 6. The Committee notes with regret that the draft statute of the labour inspectors and supervisors, to which the Government has been referring for a number of years, has not yet been adopted. It trusts that this statute will shortly be promulgated and will ensure the inspection staff stability of employment and make them independent of any change of government and improper external influences.

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The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.