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(b) to the competent and active participation of workers and their representatives in the life of the

undertaking and of the community;

(c) to the human, social and cultural advancement of workers; and

(d) generally, to the promotion of appropriate continuing education and training, helping workers to

adjust to contemporary requirements.

Please state what measures have been taken, within the framework of the national policy on paid educational leave, to contribute to the attainment of each of the objectives set out in this Article.

Please describe the terms on which educational leave is granted for cach of these purposes, with particular reference to:

(a) the conditions to be fulfilled by workers in order to be granted such leave (see also Article 10, below); (b) the length of the leave;

(c) the level of financial entitlements.

Article 4

The policy shall take account of the stage of development and the particular needs of the country and of different sectors of activity, and shall be co-ordinated with general policies concerning employment, education and training as well as policies concerning hours of work, with due regard as appropriate to seasonal variations of hours of work or of volume of work.

Please state what steps have been taken to co-ordinate the national policy on paid educational leave with general policies on employment, education and training, and hours of work.

Please state how far the implementation of the national policy on paid educational leave takes account of seasonal variations in the hours or volume of work.

Article 5

See under I.

Article 6

The public authorities, employers' and workers' organisations, and institutions or bodies providing education and training shall be associated, in a manner appropriate to national conditions and practice, with the formulation and application of the policy for the promotion of paid educational leave.

Please describe the manner in which public authorities, employers' and workers' organisations, and institutions or bodies providing education or training are associated with the formulation and application of the policy for the promotion of paid educational leave.

Article 7

The financing of arrangements for paid educational leave shall be on a regular and adequate basis and in accordance with national practice.

Please state how the arrangements for paid educational leave are financed.

Please give any available information on the amounts spent on paid educational leave during the period covered by the report.

Article 8

Paid educational leave shall not be denied to workers on the ground of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin.

Please describe the measures taken to ensure that workers have equal access to paid educational leave irrespective of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin.

Article 9

As necessary, special provisions concerning paid educational leave shall be established:

(a) where particular categories of workers, such as workers in small undertakings, rural or other workers residing in isolated areas, shift workers or workers with family responsibilities, find it difficult to fit into general arrangements;

(b) where particular categories of undertakings, such as small or seasonal undertakings, find it difficult to fit into general arrangements, it being understood that workers in these undertakings would not be excluded from the benefit of paid educational leave.

Please describe any special provisions which have been established for particular categories of workers or for workers in particular categories of undertaking.