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The Committee refers to its previous observation in which it noted the reservations or disagreements of employers' and workers' organisations concerning the draft presidential decree which would guarantee that working hours beyond eight hours per day and 48 hours per week would be authorised only under the conditions and within the limits provided for in Articles 3 to 6 of the Convention.

The Committee notes from the Government's report that this situation remains unchanged, but that the Government hopes to bring the legislation into conformity with the Convention either by carrying out further consultations with employers' and workers' organisations, or when the draft new labour legislation is adopted in the near future. The Government has stated in this connection that technical assistance from the ILO could prove very fruitful.

The Committee trusts that the Government will be able in the near future to take measures to ensure that the national law and practice are in conformity with the provisions of the Convention as concerns the regulation of additional working hours. A positive reply by the International Labour Office to the Government's request for technical assistance could bring a solution to these problems closer.