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The Committee notes the Government's report and the information supplied in reply to its previous direct request. It would be grateful if the Government would supply additional information in its next report on the following points:

1. The Committee notes the information concerning the progressive extension of the vocational guidance system to adults. The Government states that a programme of vocational guidance intended to give access to adults aged between 18 and 45 years to vocational retraining programmes has been introduced on an experimental basis for graduates from universities and middle-level institutes. Please give details on the implementation of this programme and indicate whether it is envisaged that the programme will be pursued on a permanent basis and extended to all adults.

2. The Committee recalls that under the terms of Article 3, paragraph 3, of the Convention, vocational guidance and information on employment provided to the persons concerned shall be supplemented by information on general aspects of collective agreements and on the rights and obligations of all concerned under labour law. Please indicate the manner in which such information is provided, taking into account the respective functions and tasks of the workers' and employers' organisations concerned.

3. The Committee notes the information concerning the development of accelerated vocational training programmes for the retraining and integration into the labour market of graduates of universities and of higher and middle-level institutes. Please continue to supply information on the measures that have been taken in order to ensure that educational, university and vocational training systems are complementary, taking into account the needs, possibilities and problems relating to employment.

4. With reference to its previous direct request, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply the information and statistical data that are available concerning the effect given in practice to the Convention (Part VI of the report form).