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1. Contribution of the employment service to employment promotion. The Committee notes that the Government’s report received in October 2005 essentially repeats the information provided in the report received in November 2000. With reference to its comments on the application of the Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122), and noting the worrying labour market situation, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on the activities undertaken by the public employment services to ensure the best possible organization of the employment market, particularly by adapting the network of services to the needs of the economy and the active population. Furthermore, the Committee requests the Government to furnish statistical information 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, with an indication of the efforts made to respond to the expectations of employers and workers throughout the country (Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention and Part IV of the report form).

2. Cooperation with the social partners. The Government once again indicates that it hopes that the national crisis of the trade union movement will soon be resolved with the assistance of the ILO and that the conditions will be fulfilled for the organization of national tripartite consultation at all levels, also covering the organization and operation of the National Employment Service. The Committee expresses the firm hope that the Government will be in a position to report on the operation of tripartite advisory committees so as to ensure the cooperation of representatives of employers and workers in the organization and operation of the employment service and in the development of employment service policy (Articles 4 and 5).

3. Specific needs of persons with disabilities and young persons. The Government indicates that section 8 of Act No. 75/AN/00 provides for the establishment of a vocational placement service with the role of instituting an employment and vocational training observatory and implementing programmes in response to the needs of the economy. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether a vocational placement service has been established in practice, as provided for by the law, and it requests the Government to provide information on any progress achieved concerning the measures to be taken to give effect to Articles 7 and 8 of the Convention.

4. Training of the staff of the employment service. The Committee requests the Government to provide up to date information on the measures taken or planned to establish training for the staff of the National Employment Service (Article 9).

[The Government is asked to reply in detail to the present comments in 2007.]