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The Committee notes the Government’s reports covering the period ending May 1999, as well as the attached documents concerning the application of the Convention. It also notes, in the Government’s report on the application of the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), information on the implementation of the international cooperation project MATAC-ILO (Modernization of Labour Administration in Central America) and it would be grateful if the Government would provide further information on the aspects of the above project which are related to each of the provisions of this Convention, and on the progress achieved. In particular, it requests the Government to indicate the measures which have been taken or are envisaged to resolve the difficulties of coordination between public institutions and employers’ and workers’ organizations, to which it referred in its 1995 report.

The Committee notes that, following the observations made by employers and workers concerning the operation of the Superior Labour Council, established by Decree No. 27272 of 20 August 1998, regulations have been issued to expand the functions of the above Council. The Committee requests the Government to provide copies of the above texts, indicate the matters relating to labour administration examined by the Council since its establishment and describe the impact of this new structure on the operation of labour administration.

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the manner in which effect is given to Article 5(2) of the Convention, which provides that arrangements shall also be made at the national, regional and local levels to secure consultation, cooperation and negotiation between the public authorities and employers’ and workers’ organizations.

The Committee notes that, according to the Government, it is not envisaged to extend the coverage of the services of the labour administration system to the categories of workers covered by Article 7(a), (c) and (d), but that various decision-making mechanisms relating to policies concerning them operate within a framework of social dialogue through public institutions such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Stock-Raising, the Agrarian Development Institute and the National Institute of Cooperative Development. The Government is requested to provide additional information on this matter.