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The Committee notes the indication contained in the Government's report for the period ending June 1993 that at the time of reporting the Government had not completed its reorganization and restructuring of the Labour Department involving projects such as the complete revision of the existing labour legislation for better conformity with relevant ILO Conventions and to meet present-day social and cultural needs; the development of an organizational structure and operational scheme for the labour administration; the upgrading of the labour inspectorate and the improvement of the industrial and public relations activities of the labour administration.

Article 5 of the Convention. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes with interest that the inspectorate actually informs, advises and provides guidance to individuals, public and private organizations concerning compliance with labour laws in response to requests or complaints, or during inspection visits.

Articles 6 and 7. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government's indication that special training courses were taken by six out of the ten inspectors in 1992 and by two of the 11 inspectors in 1993. It notes from the Government's report however that there has not been a follow-up to the preliminary mission by an ILO official in November 1992, following the request made to the Office in June 1992. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any developments in this regard.

Articles 16, 20 and 21. The Committee notes with interest the statistical information regarding the number of inspections and the number of workers involved for the years 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993. The Committee hopes that the measures for the reorganization of the Labour Department and the upgrading of the labour inspectorate referred to by the Government in its cover letter to its report will enable it to ensure that workplaces are inspected as often and as thoroughly as is necessary and that annual labour inspection reports containing all the particulars listed in Article 21 will be compiled, published and transmitted to the Office within the time-limits laid down in Article 20. Please supply all particulars in the next report.