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1. In the report received in September 2003, the Government indicates that it has decided to strengthen the labour exchange, for which purpose it concluded an agreement with the Labour Foundation Enterprise of Santa Cruz, with the fundamental objective of eliminating from the process contractors obtaining profit from the work of others. This foundation undertakes statistical surveys, the data from which will be transmitted to the Andean Labour Observatory. In the report, reference is also made to the establishment of a tripartite dialogue body. The Committee refers to its previous comments and hopes that in its next regular report due in 2005, the Government will be in a position to provide information on the progress achieved in the application of all the provisions of the Convention, and particularly on the establishment of a clear link between the employment service and the national employment policy (Article 1, paragraph 2, of the Convention), of a basic network of employment offices (Article 3) and on the operation of tripartite advisory committees (Articles 4 and 5).

2. Article 11. With regard to the issues raised in relation to contractors obtaining profit from the work of others, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide detailed information in its report on the measures adopted to secure effective cooperation between the public employment service and private employment agencies. The Government may consider it appropriate to examine Convention No. 181 and Recommendation No. 188 on private employment agencies, adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 85th Session (1997).

3. Part IV of the report form. Please provide all the statistical information published on the number of public employment offices established, the number of applications for employment received, the number of vacancies notified and the number of persons placed in employment by such offices.