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1. The Committee notes the report received in January 2005 listing legal texts intended to apply the Convention. In reply to the Committee’s 2002 direct request, the Government also indicates that the texts listed are those that implement and maintain a standing policy on paid educational leave. The Committee requests the Government to indicate in its next report the level of the amounts paid to the beneficiaries of paid leave (Articles 3 and 10 of the Convention) and to supply general indications on the manner in which the Convention is applied including statistics on funds specifically allocated for providing paid educational leave and the number of workers who have benefited from paid educational leave (Article 7 and Part V of the report form).

2. Article 4. The Committee reiterates its wish to receive information on the extent to which coordination has been ensured of the measures taken to encourage the granting of paid educational leave with the general vocational education and training policy. The Committee would also be grateful if the Government would indicate if steps have been taken to coordinate the national policy on paid educational leave with general policies on hours of work.