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The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in reply to its earlier comments.

Article 3 of the Convention. It notes the Government's statement in the report to the effect that the organizational structure of the National Service on Apprenticeship (SENA), to which the administration of the employment service has been transferred, covers the whole of the national territory by means of the regional branch offices which are sufficient in number to serve each geographical region of the country. The Committee recalls, however, that in its previous report received in 1991 the Government referred to its plans to establish employment offices in all the cities - department capitals (31 in all), as well as mobile and temporary offices. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate, in its next report, any new developments in this field and supply any other information on measures taken, where necessary, with a view to revise the existing network of employment offices in order to meet the changing requirements of the economy and the working population.

Articles 4 and 5. The Committee notes from the Government's report that the tripartite Supreme Council on Employment, Labour and Social Security is functioning at the national level as an advisory body on the matters in question. It would be grateful if the Government would supply, in its next report, more detailed information on the composition and functions of this Council, describing in particular the manner in which representatives of employers and workers on this body are consulted on the organization and operation of the employment service and on the development of employment service policy. Please also indicate whether regional and local advisory committees are established where necessary, apart from the advisory committee in the city of Bogotá to which the Government referred to in its previous report.