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The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its first report. It would be grateful if the Government would provide additional information in its next report on the following points:

1. Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee refers to the definition of dependants contained in section 2(a) of Act No. 1483/1984 which covers "children up to the age of 16 years whether born of the marriage or adopted ...". It kindly requests the Government to indicate in its next report whether unmarried parents or a married couple which cares for the children that one of the partners had before entering the marriage, would also be covered under the provisions of the Act.

2. Article 2. The Committee notes that seafarers are excluded from the coverage of Act No. 1483 as are workers in undertakings who are not bound by a contract of employment. It also notes that many of the provisions contained in Act No. 1483 and Presidential Decree No. 193/1988 which assist workers with their family responsibilities, are not applicable to workers employed in enterprises employing less than 300 persons (section 12 of Act No. 1483 and section 7 of Decree No. 193), 100 persons (section 5 of Act No. 1483 and section 3 of Decree No. 193) or 50 persons (section 8 of Act No. 1483). The Committee kindly requests the Government to indicate in its next report the manner in which the provisions of the Convention are applied to the above-mentioned categories of workers who are excluded from the coverage of Act No. 1483 or Decree No. 193.

3. Article 4. Under section 4 of Presidential Decree No. 193, the leave of section 7 of Act No. 1483 is provided to employees in the public sector over and above the unpaid leave envisaged by paragraph 4 of section 101 of Presidential Decree No. 611/1977 or other leaves granted to public service in accordance with special provisions. The Committee requests the Government to kindly attach a copy of Presidential Decree No. 611/1977 with its next report and to indicate whether any other leaves granted in accordance with such special procedures assist workers in reconciling their work and family responsibilities.

Pursuant to section 6 of Act No. 1483, parents are covered by social security while they are on parental leave, provided they pay the employer contribution as well as their own contributions. The Committee would be grateful if the Government could indicate in its next report the amount of social security benefits, as a percentage in relation to income, that is received by parents who make use of the parental leave provision.

4. Article 5. (a) Please indicate how account is taken of the needs of workers with family responsibilities in community planning in your country.

(b) The Committee notes the information contained in the report concerning the provision of child-care centres. It requests the Government to indicate in its next report whether such centres, as well as the other creches mentioned in the report, are established on a community level. It also kindly requests the Government to provide information, including statistics, on the extent to which the presently existing child-care facilities meet the demand for such facilities, and if not, whether measures are being taken or are contemplated to attempt to satisfy this demand. The Committee would also be grateful if the Government would indicate whether any family services exist to assist workers in reconciling their work and responsibilities with dependants other than children.

5. Article 8. Please indicate whether any court or tribunal has rendered a decision concerning the application of sections 14 and 15 of Act No. 1483 and if so please attach copies of those decisions with the Government's next report.

6. Article 11. Please indicate the manner in which employers' and workers' organisations have been involved in the preparation and application of Act No. 1483 and Decree No. 193. Please also provide information, to the extent available, on whether any more favourable provisions have been concluded between workers and employers pursuant to section 16 of Act No. 1483.

7. Point V of the report form. Please provide a copy of the statistics referred to under this section in the Government's first report together with any more recent statistical information which may have been gathered on workers with family responsibilities and services and facilities to assist them.