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The Committee notes with regret that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee notes the brief indications contained in the Government's second report. With reference to its previous direct request, it hopes that the Government's next report will provide additional information on the following points:

Article 1, paragraphs 1 to 4, of the Convention. Please provide the texts of laws and regulation on the organization and roles of the vocational guidance and training systems.

Article 1, paragraph 5. Please indicate the measures taken to give effect to this provision of the Convention.

Article 2. Please provide a detailed description of the vocational guidance and training systems, both within and outside the school system, indicating how their openness, flexibility and complementarity are ensured.

Article 3, paragraphs 2 and 3. Please describe the type of information made available for vocational guidance and send specimens of such documentation. Please indicate how it is ensured that the information referred to is kept suitably up to date.

Article 4. The Committee notes the statistical information concerning two training programmes, supplied by the Government. It asks the Government to indicate any new measures taken or envisaged to extend or adapt vocational training systems to new sectors of economic activity and to all levels of skill.

Article 5. Please indicate the measures taken to give effect to this provision of the Convention, describing any consultative procedures or machinery instituted for this purpose.

Part VI of the report form. Please provide any relevant extracts of reports, studies, surveys and statistics.

Lastly, and more generally, the Committee notes the economic and social difficulties referred to by the Government and the problems associated with the application of structural adjustment programmes and their effects, particularly in the area of human resources development. It also notes that the Government is interested in technical cooperation, and points out that it could request and use such cooperation as a means of promoting application of the Convention. With this in view, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide the information requested in Part V of the report form.