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Referring also to its observation under the Convention, the Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which reads as follows:

With reference to its observation under the Convention, and noting that the Government’s report contains no replies to the requests formulated in its previous comments, the Committee again requests the Government to supply information on the application of the following Articles of the Convention.

  Article 7 of the Convention.  Please indicate the manner in which the retraining of labour inspectors is ensured, specify the number of inspectors concerned by this retraining and supply information on all measures taken or anticipated in this connection.

  Article 8.  Please indicate the manner in which effect is given to this provision, under which women as well as men may be eligible members of the inspection service staff and special duties may be assigned to men and women inspectors.

  Article 10.  Please supply updated information regarding the labour inspection staff and their distribution by inspection service and across the territory, indicating the number of enterprises and of workers dependent on each inspection service.

  Article 11(1).  Please supply details on the number and geographical distribution of labour inspection offices, as well as on the transport facilities available to inspectors for the performance of their duties.

  Article 16.  Please transmit the texts regulating the new system of inspection visits, the establishment of which was announced by the Government in its last report, as well as a model of the forms designed to improve organization of collection of relevant information, in particular regarding occupational accidents and diseases.