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The Committee notes 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:

1. The Committee notes the Government's report for the period ending June 1997 and the information provided in reply to its previous request. It notes the statistical data on the active population, employment and unemployment disaggregated by sex and age and requests the Government to continue providing the information as detailed as possible on the situation and trends in the labour market. Please also continue to provide information on any new measures taken to ensure the compilation and analysis of the relevant data.

2. The Committee notes the measures taken to strengthen vocational and technical training and adapt it to the needs of the labour market and to promote investment in the various sectors, including the agricultural sector, with a view to reducing the dependence of the economy on oil production. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide more detailed information on the nature of the measures adopted and on the results achieved. The Committee notes the emphasis placed by the Government on the importance of developing self-employment by women in rural areas and requests it to describe the measures adopted to promote full employment in this category of the population.

3. The Committee notes with interest the first results obtained in achieving the employment objectives of the second Five-Year Plan for Economic, Social and Cultural Development (1994-98). Please state whether the measures to be taken to promote employment have been re-examined in the light of these results and "within the framework of a coordinated economic and social policy", in accordance with Article 2 of the Convention.

4. Please continue providing information on the measures which have been taken to strengthen the network of public employment services and improve their effectiveness. Please provide any available statistical data on the nature and volume of their activities.

5. Article 3. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide detailed information on the manner in which the Supreme Labour Council ensures the consultation of the representatives of the persons affected by employment policies, including the representatives of persons working in the rural sector and the informal sector. Please provide examples of the subjects covered by the Council, with an indication of the views expressed and the manner in which they have been taken into account.

6. Part V of the report form. Please provide detailed information on the action taken as a result of ILO technical advisory and cooperation activities, particularly in the field of the development of small enterprises and the strengthening of employment services.