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1. The Committee notes the communication received by the Syndicat National des Conventionnaires du Service des Douanes (SYNACOD) dated 27 June 2005 concerning the application of Conventions Nos. 100 and 111, and the Government’s reply dated 27 September 2005. SYNACOD submits that the terms and conditions of employment of customs officers hired on a contract basis were less favourable than the terms and conditions granted to customs officers that are civil servants. The Committee recalls that Convention No. 111 is intended to provide protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin, and that Convention No. 100 covers discrimination in respect of remuneration on the basis of sex. However, the two Conventions do not cover discrimination on the basis of employment status. The situation as described by SYNACOD therefore does not raise any particular issues under these Conventions.

2. In addition, the Committee recalls its direct requests concerning Conventions Nos. 100 and 111 adopted at its 2004 session (attached for ease of reference) and asks the Government to provide the information requested with its next report.