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The Committee takes note of the information provided by the Government in its report.

The Committee notes the statement of the Government in its report to the effect that, in accordance with Order No. 381 of 27 March 1996 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, various measures have been taken to disengage women from underground work and that these measures have been taken by enterprises and monitored by the public authorities. The Committee also notes that there are a total of 1,019 women currently in the mining industry (in engineering, health or social services, or in posts that do not involve manual labour) and a total of 196,100 women in the coal industry.

The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on progress made on the programme implemented under the above Order and on the application in practice of the Convention. It also requests the Government to provide a copy of Order No. 256 of 29 December 1993 of the Ministry of Health respecting the list of jobs prohibited to women.