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1. Articles 20 and 21 of the Convention. Compiling and publishing of an annual inspection report. According to information from the Government in a report received at the Office in November 2004, the General Administration of the Labour Inspectorate prepares reports on inspections by establishment and compiles statistics by enterprise on the workforce, infringements reported, binding decisions and measures taken. Furthermore, all the information broken down by enterprise is published in an annual report. In its report for the period ending June 2005, the Government states that it will shortly be sending a copy of an annual inspection report as required by Articles 20 and 21, but points out that for lack of financial resources, the General Administration of the Labour Inspectorate has no computers. The Committee takes note of the distribution of inspection staff by governorate and the fact that in eight governorates there are no labour inspectors because there is no economic activity. The Committee observes that the information on the number of inspections pertains only to the capital and the governorate of Hadramaout because, according to the Government, the other governorates have not sent in statistics. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the annual report containing the latest statistics available by enterprise and to provide information on measures taken, including the acquisition of useful computer equipment, the design of suitable inspection forms and the development of the system for reporting to the General Administration of the Labour Inspectorate so that the latter may process the information required for the publication and communication to the ILO of an annual report, as required by Articles 20 and 21 of the Convention.

2. Labour legislation. In an earlier report, the Government stated that the Labour Code was to be revised with the collaboration of an ILO expert and the participation of the social partners. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would report to the ILO any developments regarding the enactment of the above legislation or, if the text has already been adopted, provide a copy of it.

3. Article 7, paragraph 3. Training of labour inspectors. The Committee notes that owing to a lack of internal resources and external assistance funds, the planned workshops for training inspectors were not held. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would keep the ILO informed of how the lack of refresher training for inspectors is affecting the performance of their duties and would report any measures taken or envisaged to remedy the matter.