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Tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Committee takes note of the information provided by the Government in its report received in August 2008 in reply to its 2007 comments. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the procedures for consultations under the National Tripartite Socio-Economic Council on matters set forth under the Convention. The Committee notes with interest that the ratification of the Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention, 1979 (No. 153), was registered in June 2008. In this regard, the Committee notes that, under the General Agreement for 2008–09, concluded between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, All-Ukrainian associations of employers and entrepreneurs and the All-Ukrainian trade unions and trade union federations, provision is made for consideration of the possibilities of ratification of the Occupational Cancer Convention, 1974 (No. 139), the Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152), the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), the Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161), and the Asbestos Convention, 1986 (No. 162), in 2008–09. Furthermore, the General Agreement provides for the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to undertake, with the participation of the All-Ukrainian trade unions and trade union federations and the All-Ukrainian associations of employers and entrepreneurs to examine possible ratification of the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102), and the Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) Convention, 1962 (No. 117), before the end of 2009. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to report regularly on the tripartite consultations held with regard to each of the matters listed in Article 5, paragraph 1, of the Convention.