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1. Article 1 of the Convention. Implementation of an active employment policy. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the information contained in the report provided by the Government of Aruba for the period ending May 2005. The Government of Aruba indicates that changes following the reorganization of the renamed Department of Labour and Research came into effect in June 2004. During the restructuring process, no new policies or programmes have been introduced. However, a pilot project for the reintegration in the labour market of special categories of unemployed workers was completed. The Committee recalls that Article 1 of the Convention states that it “shall declare and pursue, as a major goal, an active policy designed to promote full, productive and freely chosen employment”. It requests the Government of Aruba to provide a detailed report including information on how it keeps “under review, within the framework of a coordinated economic and social policy”, the measures to be adopted for attaining the objectives of full and productive employment specified in the Convention.

2. Article 3. Participation of social partners in the formulation and implementation of policies. The Government of Aruba indicates in its report that no new progress has been made to reactivate the Labour Ordinance Committee (COL) or to further develop the relationships with employers’ or workers’ organizations and that no consultation has taken place with respect to employment policies. The Committee recalls that, under Article 3 of the Convention, the representatives of employers and workers must be consulted concerning employment policies “with a view to taking fully into account their experience and views and securing their full cooperation in formulating and enlisting support for such policies”. It asks the Government of Aruba to implement the consultations required by the Convention and to provide in its next report information on progress made towards ensuring full compliance with the Convention.