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The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its last report, and particularly the ratification of the Protocol of 1990 to the Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 89), and the adoption of Act No. 96 62 of 15 July 1996 amending certain provisions of the Labour Code.

Article 2, paragraph 3(b), of the Protocol. The Committee notes the provisions of sections 68-3 and 68-4 of the Labour Code, as amended on 15 July 1996, which give effect to the requirements of the Protocol with regard to maternity protection. However, it notes that the Code, as amended, does not contain provisions respecting the maintenance of the income of a woman worker at a level sufficient for the upkeep of herself and her child in accordance with a suitable standard of living during the periods before and after childbirth, established in accordance with Article 2, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Protocol. The Committee therefore requests the Government to indicate the measures which have been taken or are envisaged to bring the national legislation into conformity with the Protocol by providing, for example, for the assignment of the workers concerned to day work, the extension of maternity leave or the provision of adequate social security benefits.