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Part II of the Convention. The Committee noted in its earlier comments that certain statistics required by this Part of the Convention, which has not been accepted by South Africa, were in fact compiled and published. It notes from the Government's report that no further progress has been made with respect to the application of this Part. The Committee hopes that the Government will keep it informed in this connection in accordance with Article 2(3) of the Convention.

Part III. With reference to the previous direct request, the Committee notes that the Government's report does not contain detailed information concerning the method employed for compiling the wage rates index numbers, and requests the Government to provide such information (Article 21).

Part IV. Further to its previous direct request, the Committee notes, in connection with measures to regulate the basic conditions of employment in the agricultural sector, the Government's reference to proposed legislation (Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, 1991) which has been introduced to Parliament and is under consideration. The Committee hopes that further progress will be indicated in the next report with a view to the application of this Part, which has been excluded from the acceptance of the Convention.