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The Committee notes the Government's report and the copy of Act No. 653 on investment promotion in the agrarian sector which, in section 5, states "the ownership and management of agricultural property may be exercised by any natural or legal person, under equal conditions and without restrictions other than those laid down in this Act and the Constitution".

1. Recalling its previous direct request concerning Ministerial Decision No. 167/92-TR of 16 July 1992, which establishes a sectoral commission of women officials of the Ministry of Labour with responsibility for revising the legislative provisions relating to work carried out by women, the Committee again asks the Government to provide detailed information on the work of this commission. It again asks the Government to report on the measures taken to ensure the promotion of equality of opportunity and treatment for women in employment to give effect to the recommendations of the 1991 workshop on policies for the promotion of women and their rights (organized by the Special Committee on Women's Rights), such as:

(i) the implementation of a policy on services adapted to women's needs, to lighten the burden of the work traditionally assigned to women so that they can have access to employment;

(ii) the promotion of women's participation in both the private and public sectors; and

(iii) the implementation of an education policy for women and the promotion of women's technical and higher training for employment.

2. The Committee notes the Government's statement that a Programme on Training Young People for Employment and Work Experience has been established in order to promote the generation of work for the unemployed and underemployed, and that it provides technical and legal advice for participants wishing to set up a micro-enterprise or small enterprise. The Committee notes that, since it began in November 1990, the Programme has helped to create 4,281 enterprises and has had 12,515 participants. The Committee asks the Government to provide statistics on the number of applicants for the Programme and the number of actual participants, disaggregated by sex, together with information on the measures taken by the Government to support and promote the admission of women to the Programme.

3. The Committee notes from the report submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (UN document CEDAW/C/13/Add.29 of 17 June 1991) that in 1991 courses on family education for girls and labour training for boys were introduced into the secondary-school curriculum. The Committee notes that the results of this innovation were to be evaluated, and hopes that, on the basis of the principle of non-discrimination, both sexes can attend both courses. It asks the Government to provide information on this matter.

4. The Committee notes from the Government's report to the CEDAW that women are not admitted to the armed forces; however, some have been admitted to the Centre for Higher Military Studies (CAEM), and 26 women graduated between 1975 and 1988. The Committee asks the Government to state whether any measures are planned to enable women to join the armed forces.

5. The Committee recalls that the Court of Constitutional Guarantees had been asked for information on the appeals submitted to it by persons who consider that they have been subjected to discriminatory decisions on the part of the administrative labour authorities. The Committee hopes that the Government will be able to provide this information in its next report.