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Article 3 of the Convention. Prohibition of night work for women. The Committee understands that a new draft Labour Code is under preparation, with ILO technical assistance, that no longer contains a general prohibition against the night work of women in industry. The Committee notes that removing that prohibition is consonant with the current trend favouring the review of all gender specific protective legislation with a view to gradually eliminating all provisions contrary to the principle of gender equality and non-discrimination – except those connected with maternity protection – while taking due account of national circumstances. Welcoming every effort to improve employment opportunities for women and to ease the constraints hindering their employment, the Committee hopes that the new Labour Code once promulgated will lift the ban on women’s night work. The Committee also hopes that the Government will give favourable consideration to the ratification of the Night Work Convention, 1990 (No. 171), which sets out up-to-date standards for the protection of all night workers irrespective of gender, and requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any decision taken or envisaged in this regard.