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Article 6 of the Convention. Further to its previous comments, the Committee refers to the observations of the Argentine Association of Labour Inspection concerning problems in guaranteeing the stability of employment of inspection staff. The Committee recalls that inspection staff should enjoy a status and conditions of service assuring stability of employment and independence of changes of government and improper external influences. It hopes the Government will give details of how these requirements are met in practice.

Articles 20 and 21. The Committee notes that no annual report on the activities of the inspection services has been received by the ILO since that for 1984, produced following a direct contacts mission. The Committee also notes that further technical cooperation has been provided by the ILO in relation to labour inspection. In its comments, the Committee has for years expressed its hope that certain reorganisations and legislative initiatives would remedy the difficulty posed by the conduct of some inspections by provincial authorities and make possible publication of the necessary annual report by the federal authorities. In the absence of the practical information called for by the Convention, it is impossible to evaluate the application of the Convention or to determine what further measures need to be taken in order to ensure that workplaces are inspected as often and as thoroughly as necessary in compliance with Article 16. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the measures proposed in this regard.

A number of other comments have been made directly to the Government.