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The Government states in its report that the national legislation, particularly the Labour Code, Act No. 67-LF-7 of 12 June 1967 promulgating the Family Benefits Code and the Civil Service General Regulations, is on the whole ahead of the Convention. In April 2008, the experts of the Inter-Ministerial Committee responsible for monitoring and evaluating the application of ILO Conventions, recommended that the Government ratify the Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183). The Committee observes that this recommendation is fully in keeping with the objectives of the social security reform which the Government is at present carrying out with a view to modernizing the system and reinforcing social security protection. The Committee encourages the Government to align its international commitment with the level of protection afforded by the national legislation by ratifying Convention No. 183 which represents the most up to date standards of the ILO in this area. The Committee also reiterates the hope that the Government will pay attention to the situation of women workers who do not fulfil the sixth-month qualifying period for entitlement to the daily maternity allowance granted under section 25 of Act No. 67-LF-7 and sections 6 and 26 of Order No. 007/MTLS/DPS of 14 April 1970, and will consider the possibility of affording them appropriate benefits out of public funds (as part of an assistance scheme, for example).