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The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its 2000 observation, which read as follows:

The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s candid report. The Government has begun to establish a network of offices in La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, in accordance with the requirements of Article 2 of the Convention; and placement services and training are provided to young persons under a Code for Children and Adolescents (1999), as required under Article 8. However, in all other respects, the Government is having substantial difficulty applying the provisions of the Convention because, in the words of the Government, the employment service is organized in a "precarious manner" that undermines its usefulness to employers and workers.

The Committee notes the Government’s request for technical assistance from the Office to help it establish a sound basis for applying all of the provisions of the Convention, including in particular a tripartite consultative committee (Article 4), a clear link between the employment service and the national employment policy (Article 1, paragraph 2), and a basic network of offices (Article 3). It hopes that the Office will be able to provide the needed assistance in the near future. The Committee asks the Government to keep it informed of progress made in applying the Convention.