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The Committee notes the comments of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) of 10 August 2006, which refer in part to pending issues relating to legislation and the application of the Convention in practice that are already under examination, as well as other matters. The Committee takes note of the recently received reply of the Government to the ICFTU’s comments. The Committee will examine the ICFTU’s comments and the Government’s reply thereto at its next session.

The Committee further notes Cases Nos. 2236 and 2336 in which the Committee on Freedom of Association considered matters relating to the law and practice concerning freedom of association and collective bargaining. The Committee will examine these issues in the context of the regular reporting cycle in 2007 and requests the Government to communicate the measures taken with respect to the recommendations of the Committee on Freedom of Association.

The Committee also requests the Government, in the context of the regular reporting cycle, to provide its observations for the Committee’s next session in November-December 2007 on all the issues relating to legislation and the application of the Convention in practice raised in its previous observation in 2005 (see 2005 observation, 76th Session).