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With reference to its observation, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide additional information on the following points.

Legislation. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the process of the adoption of the regulations on labour inspection envisaged by the Labour Code of 2004 (sections 369 to 381), with an indication of whether the order determining the powers of labour inspectors and supervisors and the organization and operation of inspection units, envisaged in section 369, is currently under preparation.

Article 3, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Further duties entrusted to labour inspectors. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the manner in which it is ensured that the duties of inspectors relating to the settlement of collective labour disputes do not take up too large a proportion of the human and material resources which should be principally devoted to supervisory and advisory activities, and do not prejudice the authority and impartiality which are necessary to inspectors in their relations with employers and workers.

Article 18. Adequate penalties. In the absence of a reply from the Government on this point, the Committee once again requests it to indicate the measures adopted or envisaged to ensure that the financial level of the fines envisaged in the Labour Code (Book VII) is adjusted as necessary to conserve its dissuasive nature.