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1. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report. It notes the Government's explanations concerning the use of the armed forces in cases of emergency and takes due note of the Calamities Regulation, 1989, supplied by the Government.

2. Article 1(1) and Article 2(1) of the Convention. Referring to its observation of satisfaction made in 1998 on the application of the Convention in the Netherlands, the Committee requests the Government to supply in its next report information on the freedom of workers in general as well as government officials and military officers in Aruba to leave their employment by giving notice of reasonable length.

3. Article 2(2)(c). In its previous comments the Committee asked the Government to provide a copy of the new ordinance and regulations regarding prison services. It notes the Government's statement in the report that the ordinance has not yet been made public and requests the Government to supply a copy of the ordinance and regulations as soon as they are adopted.

4. Article 25. The Committee previously requested information on cases of practical application of sanctions for the illegal imposition of forced labour, having regard especially to the question of foreign workers. It notes from the Government's report that the Public Employees Union of Aruba (SEPA) urges the Government to maintain a separate registration of complaints submitted to the Labour Department by foreigners as regards matters covered by the Convention. The SEPA has also mentioned a "Beta-hotel case" as an example of forced labour, though there was no court decision on that case. The Committee requests the Government to provide more detailed information on the matter and to supply extracts of court decisions as regards complaints related to forced labour submitted to the Labour Department, which are referred to by the Government as attached to its report, but have not been received by the ILO.