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1. Tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Committee notes the detailed information supplied by the Government in its report received in September 2004 on the consultations required under Article 5, paragraph 1, of the Convention. It notes in particular that consultations were held to consider ratification of Conventions Nos. 121, 122, 151, 156, 167, 175, 183 and 184, and requests the Government to keep it informed of action taken as a result of the consultations. The Committee requests the Government on a general basis to continue to provide detailed information on the consultations held on each of the matters set out in Article 5, paragraph 1, during the period covered by the next report, specifying the nature of any reports or recommendations resulting from the consultations.

2. Consultations with representative organizations. Bearing in mind that the Conference Committee stressed the importance of social dialogue and indicated that such dialogue required full respect of the independence of workers’ and employers’ organizations and of the principles and procedures of the International Labour Organization (Provisional Record No. 24, Part Two, 92nd Session, Geneva, 2004, page 59), the Committee requests the Government to provide information in its next report on progress made in implementing "effective" consultations with "representative organizations" which enjoy freedom of association (Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention).