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The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s report.

1.  The Committee notes the Government’s statement that the statistical data on the average earnings of men and women in the private sector and the distribution of men and women according to income levels in the public service, as requested in the previous direct request and in connection with the general observation of 1998 on the application of the Convention, are not available at the moment. The Government nonetheless will undertake to send the information as soon as it becomes available. The Committee notes in this connection that a programme on the preparation and development of information on the labour market is currently being implemented by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour in cooperation with the Turin International Training Centre and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The Committee looks forward to receiving this information with the Government’s next reports.

2.  With reference to point 2 of its previous direct request, in which it noted the low percentage of women in the public service, the Committee again asks the Government to provide information on any measures taken or envisaged to apply the principle of the Convention in practice within the public service. It recalls that these measures may include public information and awareness-raising campaigns on equal remuneration, and general programmes to promote equal opportunities and treatment for men and women in the fields of vocational training and access to employment and occupation.

3.  The Committee notes that, in reply to point 3 of its previous direct request, the Government is pursuing its efforts to promote the application of Decree No. 37 with the cooperation of employers’ and workers’ organizations. It would be grateful if the Government would provide specific information on these measures with its next reports.