Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 326, November 2001

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Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body

1. 62. At its March 2001 meeting, the Committee requested the Government to keep it informed of the process and outcome of the negotiations provided for in the agreement of 22 June 1999 reached between the Ministry of Public Education and the trade unions, whereby as from the 2000 school year the Ministry will negotiate the school calendar with the trade union organizations, incorporating trade union activities and granting the necessary leave to attend national assemblies and sessions of executive committees [see 324th Report, paras. 464 and 466].
2. 63. In its communication dated 24 August 2001, the Government sends an agreement of May-June 2001 signed by the Minister of Public Education and the teachers’ organizations whereby the issues that remained pending are settled satisfactorily.
3. 64. The Committee notes this information with satisfaction.