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The Committee notes the written information provided by the Government in reply to its previous direct request at the Conference Committee in 1989, to the effect that there are no accurate statistics of the number of collective agreements concluded, and the number of workers covered by these agreements, as the obligation by law to forward all collective agreements was not always complied with. However, the Government indicates that many collective agreements are negotiated at the level of the enterprise.

The Committee trusts that it will be possible for arrangements to be made to have such statistics compiled. Furthermore, it would be grateful if, in its future reports, the Government would provide information on the practical operation of the machinery to promote collective bargaining and on any difficulties encountered and steps taken to remedy them.