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Article 4 of the Convention. The Committee takes note with interest of the structural plan of the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment which reveals the existence of a mature labour administration system. It also notes that the reports on the activities of the various labour administration bodies are available on the Internet. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the manner in which the activities of the principal labour administration services are evaluated and coordinated and the manner in which the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment reports on its activities.

Article 5(1) and (2). The Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the manner in which consultation, cooperation and negotiation take place between the public authorities and employers’ and workers’ organizations. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would communicate in its next report information on the activities carried out by the Labour Advisory Council, the Advisory Council for Occupational Safety and Health, the National Economic and Social Council and the National Pay Council during the reporting period.

Article 6(2)(a). Preparation, administration, coordination, checking and review of national employment policy. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the steps taken for the elaboration of a national employment policy and the fact that the Ministry is seeking the assistance of the ILO in this regard. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the progress made in the elaboration of a national employment policy by the labour administration system and invites it to submit a formal request for technical assistance to the ILO in this regard.

Articles 6(2)(a) and 9. Supervision of parastatal agencies active in the area of employment policy. According to the Government, two bodies are active in the area of employment policy: the Employment Promotion Advisory Committee established in August 2006 and the Empowerment Programme (now the National Empowerment Foundation) instituted around the same time in order to promote a better match between demand for and supply of labour and facilitate training. Noting that according to Article 9, the activities carried out by parastatal agencies to which particular labour administration activities may have been delegated should be supervised by the Ministry of Labour. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would specify the status of the Employment Promotion Advisory Committee and the National Empowerment Foundation and the manner in which their activities are supervised in the framework of the labour administration system. Please also indicate the activities carried out by these bodies during the reporting period, and their impact.