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The Committee notes the Government’s report, the observations of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions sent to the ILO on 6 September 2005, which apply mutatis mutandis to the application of this Convention and Convention No. 81, and the information communicated in response by the Government on 2 December 2005. Since the labour inspection system in agriculture is integrated into the inspection system common to other sectors of the economy, the Committee requests the Government to provide, in its next report on this Convention, the information requested in its observation under Convention No. 81, in so far as it specifically concerns labour inspection in agricultural undertakings.

Moreover, the Committee notes with interest that regulations relating specifically to agriculture are currently being prepared in accordance with the guidelines provided by the Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention, 2001 (No. 184). It asks the Government to keep the ILO informed of any changes in the standard-setting process and to indicate if it envisages attributing particular functions to the labour inspectorate in relation to the application of the present Convention.