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The Committee notes the Government’s first report on the application of the Convention, covering the period ending June 2001. It notes that the report refers essentially to the relevant provisions of the draft Labour Code (Book IV). The Committee hopes that in its next report the Government will inform it of the adoption of this draft Labour Code so that it can fully examine the effect given to the provisions of the Convention. It also requests the Government to provide information on the following points.

Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee notes that the second chapter of Book IV of the draft Labour Code covers the activities of temporary work agencies. It requests the Government to indicate the extent to which temporary work agencies lie within the definition of private employment agencies as set out in this Article of the Convention. If they do not, please indicate the provisions and measures applicable to temporary work agencies relating to the implementation of all the Articles of the Convention.

Article 11. Please indicate the measures taken to ensure protection for workers employed by private employment agencies in each of the areas covered by this Article.

Article 12. Please indicate the respective responsibilities of private employment agencies and user enterprises in each of the fields covered by this Article, and the manner in which these responsibilities have been allocated.

Article 13. Please indicate the manner in which employers’ and workers’ organizations are consulted on the promotion of cooperation between the public employment service and private employment agencies, and indicate the information provided by private employment agencies which is made available to the public and the intervals at which this is done.

Part V of the report form. Please give a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including extracts from inspection reports and, where such statistics exist, information on the number of workers covered by the measures giving effect to the Convention, and the number and nature of infringements reported.