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The Committee notes the Government's report for the period ending September 1998, received in October 1998. The report contains brief details in reply to the questions raised in its earlier direct request. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would submit a detailed report on the application of the Convention, including answers to the questions already raised as well as the statistical information called for in Part IV of the report form.

Article 3 of the Convention. The Committee has noted that the Employment Act provides for a network of local employment centres (section 12). Please describe this network in detail indicating, in particular, whether local employment agencies are sufficient in number to serve each geographical area of the country and are conveniently located for employers and workers. Please also state what provision is made for review of the network and revision, where necessary, to meet the changing requirements of the economy and the working population. Please indicate, in particular, whether a pilot project in the city of Luanda concerning the restructuring of the employment system, to which the Government referred in its report for the period ending 30 June 1990, has been put into operation, and if so any results of this project.

Articles 4 and 5. The Committee notes that articles 22 and 23 of the Employment Act provide for the establishment of a tripartite consultative committee on employment. The Government indicates in its report received in October 1998 that this committee has been established under the aegis of the Ministry of Labour, Public Administration and Social Security. Representatives of the Government, of employers' organizations and trade unions participate in the Committee. As in its earlier direct request the Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate whether such committee has been established in practice and what arrangements have been made through this committee for the cooperation of employer and worker representatives in the organization and operation of the employment service and in the development of employment service policy. Please also state whether representatives of employers and workers on this committee are appointed in equal numbers and whether it is considered necessary to establish regional and local advisory committees.

Article 7(a). Please describe measures taken or envisaged to facilitate within the various employment offices specialization by occupations and by industries, such as agriculture and any other branch of activity in which such specialization may be useful.

Article 9, paragraph 4. The Committee notes that the Government, through the Ministry of Labour, Public Administration and Social Security, has undertaken a policy of training or retraining and training detachments for employment service staff. Please provide details of arrangements for training at the time of appointment to the service and for all subsequent training in respect of this provision.