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The Committee notes the explanations provided in the Government's report with regard to the activities of the local labour office and the labour inspectorate in supervising the application of the principle of equal remuneration.

1. The Committee notes the information supplied in the Government's report according to which Council of Ministers Decree No. 7 of 9 March 1994 creates a tripartite Labour Advisory Commission, responsible, inter alia, for the analysis and issuing of opinions on basic issues concerning the functioning of the economy with special emphasis on labour and social matters. Recalling that the Committee had previously requested copies of any reports and analyses involving a gender breakdown of wage rates, so as to be able to assess the full application of the Convention, the Committee would appreciate receiving information in the Government's next report on the activities of this Commission in relation to the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value. The Committee is particularly interested in the work of the Commission under section 2(1)(b) of the Decree, according to which it shall "foster cooperation among workers' and employers' representative organizations in defining policies for wages and prices, (and) employment and vocational training ...".

2. Regarding the Committee's previous request for data on the distribution of men and women in the state public services, and on the percentage of women covered by private sector collective agreements, the Committee notes that the Government is silent on the first point, and states that it had no time to contact employers' organizations for the private sector data due to the late arrival of the report forms. The Committee recalls that it needs data of this kind since difficulties in the application of the Convention are often linked to a lack of knowledge of the true situation of remuneration inequalities (paragraph 248 of its 1986 General Survey on Equal Remuneration). The Committee accordingly would appreciate receiving, with the Government's next report, these statistical breakdowns which will assist the Committee in assessing the application of the principle of equal remuneration.