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The Committee notes that the Government's report contains no reply to its previous observation. It must therefore repeat its previous observation which read as follows:

The Committee notes the Government's report for 1996. It also notes that at its 266th Session (June 1996), the Governing Body approved the report of the Committee that it had set up to examine the representation made by the Latin American Central of Workers (CLAT) under article 24 of the ILO Constitution alleging non-observance of the Convention by Costa Rica. The Governing Body invited the Government to provide, in its next report under article 22 of the Constitution, comprehensive information on the application of the Convention, and in particular: (i) the effect on employment, either recorded or anticipated, of the macroeconomic policies implemented as part of the structural adjustment programme to reduce public spending; (ii) the number of workers affected by the programme to reduce public employment, the measures taken to facilitate their reintegration into the private sector and the results achieved; and (iii) the manner in which the representatives of the persons affected by the measures to be taken, and in particular employers' and workers' representatives, are consulted about employment policies. The Committee requests the Government to provide the information requested in order to enable it to resume its examination of the application of the Convention at its next session.