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The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report. It notes that the Bills on trade unions and the settlement of collective labour disputes are still being examined and have not yet been adopted.

In this connection, in its previous comments, the Committee emphasized the importance of compliance with Article 2 of the Convention under which workers and employers without distinction whatsoever, that is to say, both nationals and foreigners working regularly in the territory of Ukraine, must have the right to establish organizations for the defence of their interests, and with Article 3 under which organizations must be able to organize their activities and formulate their programmes without any interference by the public authorities.

The Committee expressed the hope that the Government would take its comments into account in drafting the two above texts.

The Committee asks the Government to report on the progress in the preparation of the above texts and to provide a copy of them in draft form so that it may ascertain whether they are in conformity with the requirements of the principles of freedom of association, or of a copy of the final version of the texts as soon as they have been adopted.