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1. The Committee notes with interest that draft Act No. 8 which repeals the single paragraph of section 482 of the Labour Code (on the dismissal of a worker in respect of whom it has been duly established by administrative enquiry that he has committed acts which prejudice national security), which had been tacitly repealed by the 1988 Constitution, is currently under consideration by the Committee of Social Affairs in the Federal Senate and that any information on the approval of this draft law will be sent to the Committee. The Committee looks forward to receiving this information.

2. Noting the detailed information contained in the report, particularly the report on "The Status of Women in Brazilian Society" which was presented at the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995, the Committee would like to know how follow up to the Beijing Conference will be ensured in the various government bodies which cover the subject of gender, such as the Ministry of Labour and the Tripartite Working Group for the Elimination of Discrimination in Employment (GTDEO), working jointly with the National Council for the Rights of Women.