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The Committee notes the first report supplied by the Government.

The Committee notes the observations on the application of the Convention by the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions and asks the Government to make its comments thereon.

The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the following points.

Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee asks the Government to indicate what types of sanctions, for example fines, may be imposed in cases where acts of anti-union discrimination are committed.

Article 4. The Committee asks the Government:

-- to indicate whether or not federations and confederations have the right to bargain collectively;

-- to provide information on the application in practice of section 71(2) of Act No. 27 of 1993, in particular regarding cases in which the registration of collective agreements has been denied;

-- to provide information on the definition of essential services (including the list of them) where collective disputes shall refer to the Court by the parties (section 76(6) of Act No. 27 of 1993); and

-- to give some examples of relevant collective agreements concluded under the new Act.

Article 6. The Committee asks the Government to indicate:

-- whether or not Laws Nos. 27 of 1993 and 30 of 1997 apply to civil servants and public employees; and

-- if any class of persons, trade, industries or undertaking has been excluded from the scope of the laws through a ministerial decision, with respect to section 2(2) of Act No. 27 of 1993.