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The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in reply to its 2000 direct request. It notes that no annual report is published (Article 6 of the Convention). It further notes that the ILO Subcommittee meets as required to discuss all matters pertaining to the ILO. The Government has also indicated that, on recent receipt of a country profile from the ILO, consultations on unratified Conventions will be put on the agenda. The Committee recalls that the ILO Governing Body has invited States parties to the Recruitment of Indigenous Workers Convention, 1936 (No. 50), the Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939 (No. 64), the Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939 (No. 65), and the Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1947 (No. 86) - which Guyana has ratified and are still in force - to contemplate ratifying the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), and denouncing Conventions Nos. 50, 64, 65 and 86 at the same time (Article 5, paragraph 1(c) and (e), of the Convention). It would appreciate it if in its next report the Government would indicate whether consultations are envisaged on this matter and on any development with regard to the tripartite consultations on the matters covered by Article 5 of the Convention.