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The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that the Government will make every effort to provide information on the following matters for consideration at the Committee’s next session.

1. Article 1 of the Convention. Prohibited grounds of discrimination. The Committee recalls the enactment of the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (No. 22 of 2002) in December 2002 and notes the subsequent adoption of the Equal Treatment in Employment Regulations of 5 November 2004 (S.L. 452.95). It notes that taken together, these instruments set out the principle of equal opportunity in employment and occupation for men and women workers and prohibit discrimination on all the grounds under Article 1(1)(a) of the Convention except for social origin. The Committee requests the Government to provide information with its next report on the measures taken or envisaged in law and in practice to address discrimination on the ground of social origin in accordance with the Convention.

2. Recalling its previous comment with regard to equality of opportunity and treatment of men and women, the Committee requests the Government to provide information with its next report on the measures taken or envisaged by the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality for Men and Women to promote gender equality and to provide a copy of its annual report, once it has been issued. Please also supply information on the implementation and impact of the Equality for Men and Women Act.

The Committee is raising other points in a request addressed directly to the Government.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.