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Article 3, paragraph 1, and Articles 10 and 16 of the Convention. Determination of the number of inspectors, taking into account the extent of the need for effective labour inspection. The Committee notes, from the activity report for 2004, that the resources of the inspection services are regularly under pressure and that the conditions of work of inspectors are extremely difficult. As the staff numbers have not changed for 25 years, they no longer appear to be able to respond to the workload resulting from the increased demand from the social partners, including requests for advice relating to occupational safety and health, on the one hand, and the development of the legislation, on the other. The Committee hopes that the Government will be able to take measures to include provision in future labour inspection budgets for the recruitment of an appropriate number of labour inspectors in view of the increased volume and complexity of the duties required to respond to the objectives of the Convention. It requests the Government to provide information in its next report on any progress achieved in this respect or, as the case may be, on any difficulties encountered.