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Article 1 of the Convention. Implementation of an active employment policy. The Committee notes the succinct replies provided by the Government in November 2009 to its previous comments. The Government envisages to provide a detailed report and to indicate how it keeps “under review” the measures to be adopted for attaining the objectives of full and productive employment specified in the Convention. The Committee notes the data provided regarding gender and labour market statistics from 1991 to 2007, including information on employment and unemployment rates. Employment rates among males were consistently more than ten percentage points higher than those for females while the school-going population was greater for females with the exception of one out of the five sets of statistics. In addition, census and labour force survey statistics represent a greater total population and working-age population among females than males. The Committee invites the Government to provide in its next report information on the steps to address this gender gap (Article 1(2) of the Convention). It requests the Government of Aruba to provide a detailed report including information on how it keeps “under review, within the framework of a coordinated economic and social policy”, the measures to be adopted for attaining the objectives of full and productive employment specified in the Convention.

Article 3. Participation of social partners in the formulation and implementation of policies. The Government indicates that the Labour Ordinance Committee (COL) has been reactivated by State Decree on 6 February 2006. The Committee notes that the COL meets four times annually and consists of 11 delegates: four from Employers; four from Workers; and three from Government and indicates plans to include an additional employers’ organization. The Committee notes Government measures to include participation from the entire population in creating “Nos Aruba 2025”, a project to develop a sustainable Aruba for the benefit of their people and stakeholders. It also notes the Government’s interest in increased private sector participation. The Committee recalls that the representatives of employers and workers must be consulted concerning employment policies (Article 3). The Committee asks the Government to provide in its next report further specific information on the participation of social partners in formulating and implementing employment policies.