do promotional and educational work, providing advice to employers and employees, to trade unions and professional bodies and to central and local government. 54. The United Kingdom ratified the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on 7 April 1986. The initial report was presented in May 1987 and the United Kingdom is expected to be examined on it in January/February 1990. On the position of women in public life, see under article 25 below. Immigration control 55. Since the United Kingdom's second periodic report, and following the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the Abdulaziz case, a number of discriminatory provisions in the immigration control regulations have been removed. In particular: (a) An amendment to the Immigration Rules in August 1985 extended to all women settled in the United Kingdom the opportunity, already available to their male counterparts, to be joined by their spouse or fiance from abroad. Previously this had been open to women only if they were British citizens; CCPR/C/58/Add.6 page 12 (b) The "primary purpose" test, previously applicable only to husbands and male fiances seeking entry, was at the same time extended to wives and female fiancees. The applicant has to satisfy the entry clearance officer that the marriage was not entered into primarily for immigration purposes. The objective of the marriage test is to protect the domestic labour market by preventing marriage being used to gain admission by those who would not otherwise have qualified to enter. The legitimacy of that objective was specifically endorsed by the court in the AbdulaglZ judgement; (c) The maintenance and accommodation tests, previously applicable mainly to wives and female fiancees seeking admission, were on the same occasion extended fully to husbands and male fiances. Under these tests, the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the rights and equality of women in the United Kingdom, specifically in the context of immigration control and employment. It mentions the removal of discriminatory provisions in immigration regulations and the extension of opportunities to women. This suggests that the category should be related to human rights, employment, and equality.

**Category**
Employment, Human rights