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The Committee notes the Government’s first report on the application of the Convention. It requests the Government to provide, as soon as possible, a copy of the Act on absence and leave and a copy of Decree No. 634 of 28 June 1997 adopting the procedure, terms and conditions for the granting of educational leave to workers who study in the evenings and on long-distance courses, so as to enable it to examine the level of application of the Convention.

1. Article 2 of the Convention. Formulation and application of a policy designed to promote the granting of paid educational leave. The Labour Code provisions cited by the Government do not appear to establish any “policy” aimed at promoting the granting of paid educational leave within the meaning of the Convention. In this regard, the Committee refers to paragraph 327 of its 1991 General Survey, which states that such a policy presupposes that the public authorities have decided upon a specific course of action that necessarily involves authorities and bodies for a certain length of time. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the measures taken or envisaged, or whether a policy has been formulated, to promote the granting of paid educational leave for the purpose of occupational training at any level, as well as for the purpose of trade union education.

2. Article 6. Association of governmental institutions, other bodies and the social partners. The Committee asks the Government to indicate the manner in which the public authorities, employers’ and workers’ organizations, and institutions or bodies providing education or training are associated with the formulation and application of the policy for the promotion of paid educational leave.

3. Part V of the report form. Practical and statistical information. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including any extracts from reports, studies or inquiries, and statistics on the number of workers granted paid educational leave.