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North Yemen

The Committee notes with regret that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

1. In these comments, the Committee noted with interest the increased participation of women at all levels of education, and particularly at the various training centres and technical schools, and it requested the Government to continue supplying information on any progress achieved in this connection and on the measures that had been taken to promote the access of women, particularly in rural areas, to activities and jobs corresponding to the training provided by these centres and schools. As the Government's last report does not contain new information on this subject, the Committee hopes that the next report will contain the requested information, including statistics on the number of women attending schools and the various training courses and their proportion in relation to men, and the participation rate of women in the labour market in the private sector and in mixed enterprises.

2. The Committee also requests the Government, as it has in the past, to supply information on the progress achieved regarding the recruitment of women into the public service and to indicate the number of women currently employed in the public administration (including positions of responsibility) and their proportion in relation to men.

3. As regards the employment offices set up by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour in the governorates of the country, the Committee notes the Government's indications that these offices, in cooperation with the inspection services, supervise the application of legal provisions respecting recruitment and terms and conditions of employment in order to ensure that no discrimination takes place on grounds of sex or religion. The Committee also notes the statement that the principle of non-discrimination is taken into account when formulating economic and social development plans. It therefore requests the Government to supply information, including statistics, on the activities of the employment offices and more detailed information on the above development plans.

4. The Committee would also be grateful if the Government would indicate whether the Order provided for in section 36 of the Labour Code, forbidding the employment of women in certain types of work other than those considered to be arduous or harmful to the health, has been issued and, if so, to supply a copy of it.