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1. Article 1 of the Convention. Discrimination on the basis of other grounds. The Committee notes that section 18 of the Organic Act No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 regulating the autonomy of French Polynesia provides that, with respect to access to employment and occupation in the private sector and the civil service, measures can be taken in favour of local residents provided that these measures can be objectively justified and are directly related to the promotion of local employment. Noting the Government’s statement that it intends to apply these provisions in full compliance with the provisions of Convention No. 111, it encourages the Government to monitor these measures regularly so as to ensure that their application in practice does not indirectly result in discrimination based on race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin.

2. Sexual harassment. Further to its 2002 general observation, the Committee requests the Government to provide further information with its next report on the measures taken or envisaged to prohibit sexual harassment in employment and occupation.

3. Articles 2 and 3. Practical application of the national policy. In the absence of any reply in the Government’s report on this point, the Committee reiterates its request to the Government to provide full information on recent policies and practical measures to combat distinctions, exclusions or preferences on the basis of the criteria set forth in Article 1(1)(a) of the Convention. The Government is also requested to supply recent statistical data on the distribution of men and women in various economic sectors and occupations, and their participation in vocational training courses.