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The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its previous observation which read as follows:

Article 2 of the Convention. Export processing zones. The Committee also notes the comments made by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU, now ITUC – International Trade Union Confederation) on 10 August 2006 referring to matters already raised in its previous observation, and particularly the exercise of trade union rights in export processing zones. In this regard, recalling that for several years it has been commenting on the need for workers in export processing zones to benefit from trade union rights, the Committee requests the Government to keep it informed of any trade union organization that has requested the legal capacity to defend workers in export processing zones.

Article 3. Right of foreign workers to hold trade union office. In its previous comments, the Committee noted the draft amendment prepared by the Government to bring section 6 of the Labour Code, concerning the right of foreign workers to hold trade union office, into conformity with the Convention. The Committee noted that, according to the Government, the draft text of the new Labour Code, which was in the final stages of adoption, took this concern into account and contained provisions that are compatible with the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to keep it informed in this respect and to provide a copy of the abovementioned text.

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