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1. The Committee takes note with interest of the first and second Government's reports on the application of the Convention. It notes, in particular, detailed information on the implementation of the national policy on vocational rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons established on the basis of Act No. 13/1982 of 7 April 1982 on social integration of the disabled. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate, in its next report, the manner in which the national policy is periodically reviewed, as required by Article 2 of the Convention. It also asks the Government to continue to supply information on practical application of the Convention, including, for example, statistics, studies and inquiries (for example, with respect to particular areas or branches of activity or particular categories of disabled workers), in accordance with point V of the report form.

2. In its comments of 1993 on the application of Convention No. 111, the Committee noted the observations by the General Union of Workers (UGT) transmitted by the Government with its report in January 1993. The Union stated that the provision of section 38(1) of Act No. 13/1982 on social integration of the disabled, which reserves for disabled workers at least 2 per cent of the jobs in enterprises employing more than 50 workers, is not complied with in practice. The Government indicated in its report under Convention No. 111 for the period ending 30 June 1992 that there had been some difficulties in the supervision of the application of the above-mentioned provision by the labour inspection in the past, but that the situation has been improving since 1990. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide, in its next report under Convention No. 159, further information on the application of the above-mentioned provision of Act No. 13/1982. Please continue to supply information on measures aiming at promoting employment opportunities for disabled persons in the open labour market, as required under Article 3, as well as information on other special positive measures aiming at effective equality of opportunity and treatment between disabled workers and other workers, as required under Article 4.