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The Committee notes the communication made by the Inter-American Trade Union Institute for Racial Equality - INSPIR (representing the association of the three following unions: Central Unica dos Trabalhadores, (CUT); Força Sindical (FS) and Confedereção Geral dos Trabalhadores, (CGT) - alleging lack of respect for and systematic violations of the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111). In its communication, INSPIR alleges that, in its last report to the Committee of Experts, the Government provided some data on the incidence of racism in Brazil but did not give the full picture. This, for INSPIR, exemplifies the ambiguity that characterizes the position of the Brazilian Government on racial questions: public recognition of racial inequalities that clearly stem from racism, but no results in terms of government actions within the country. The communication of INSPIR was sent for comments to the Government on 22 November 2000 and the Committee will examine the matter at its next session together with the information requested in its comments in its 1999 observation and direct request.