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The Committee notes the Government's report which indicates that there has been no change during the reference period in existing provision on paid educational leave but that, following a review of different types of legislation on leave of absence commissioned by the Government, a new Educational Leave Act has been proposed. The Committee asks the Government to state in its next report any action taken on this proposal, indicating the reasons for it. It recalls in this connection that under Article 6 of the Convention the public authorities, employers' and workers' organizations and institutions providing education and training must be associated in the elaboration and application of the policy to promote paid educational leave.

Furthermore, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide, as in the past, information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice including, for instance, extracts from reports, studies and inquiries, and statistics on the number of workers granted paid educational leave (Part V of the report form).