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Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report.

1. Statistics on occupational diseases (Article 14 of the Convention). The Committee notes the statistics provided by the Government in reply to its 1996 general observation. It also notes the indication in the 1994 "Working Conditions Inspection Programme" to the effect that in relation to notification of industrial diseases, the National Occupational Disease, a project initiated in 1993 with the aim to improve the recognition and notification of occupational disease by employers under section 9 of the Working Conditions Act, was being continued in 1994. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the progress in the compilation of the statistics and their impact on the programme of work of the labour inspectorate.

2. Fisheries inspection project (Article 3, paragraph 1). The Committee notes from the 1994 "Working Conditions Inspection Programme" that a national inspection in the sea fishing industry was being carried out in conjunction with the shipping inspectorate. The Committee would appreciate if the Government would provide a copy of any official document containing the results of the inspection as well as information on any further concerted inspection in this field.

3. Annual inspection report (Articles 20 and 21). The Committee hopes that the Government will send to the ILO a copy of the most recent annual report published by the central inspection authority on the work of the labour inspection services.