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The Committee notes with regret that the Government's report has not been received since the last report in 1995 merely referring to "the final draft of the new labour legislation". It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Commitee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the following matters raised in its previous direct request:

In its previous comments, the Committee noted the Government's earlier indication that the draft amendment of the Employers and Employed Rules had been according to the Law Officers' Department, approved by the Cabinet in 1981 and sent to the Government Printer for publication and that nothing showed the actual publication of this amendment.

The Committee recalls that the draft Employers and Employed (Amendment) Rules, which had been drawn up in consultation with the International Labour Office, included provisions giving effect to Article 6 (freedom of workers to dispose of their wages), Article 7 (regulation of works stores), Article 8 (limitation of deductions from wages), Article 13 (place of wage payment) and Article 15(d) (keeping of records) of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether the final draft referred to in the Government's report corresponds to the above-mentioned amendment, and to provide a copy of the said draft as well as information on the progress made towards its adoption.