wasincompliarce withthegeneral guidelines provided bytheWorking Group. While thereport wasfairlythorough, somestatistical datawerelacking. 40.Withrespect toparagraphs 12and13ofthereport, ontherecognition of children bornoutofwedlock, hewondered whatwouldbethesituation ifparents, mainlyfathers, refused torecognize suchchildren. ,Inaddition, paragraph 12 statedthatcertain children couldnotberecognized bytheirparents andhe woooered whether therewasanysituation inwhichthosechildren couldbe recogni zed. 41.Thebasisforthedissolution ofmarriage, referred toinparagraph 16,seemed stricter thanthatofothercountries. Inaddition, hewondered whatwerethe "spa:::ificcircunstances", referred tointhatparagraph, whereby thedissolut ionof marriage couldbeadmitted attherequest ofoneofthetwoparties. Inthat connection, paragraph 19statedthatinthecaseof"serious reasons· thecourt couldorderthattheoffspring beplaced withanother personorinaneducational institution. Hewondered whatthose"serious reasons" were. 42.Paragraph 11referred totheabolition ofthetraditional figureofthe paterfamilias, andhewonde~ed howthatdovetailed withthereference in paragraph 36andotherstofamily members beingsupported bythe·headofthe family". Inshort,hewishedtoknowwhowasregarded bylawandbycustomasthe headofthefamily andhowthatwasinlinewiththeequalstatusofbothspouses referred toinparagraph 11. /... ,.E/1984;'WG.l/SR.3 English Page8 (Mr.Mitrev, Bulgaria) 43.Inparagraphs 62,134andothers, thereportindicated thattherewasa parallel systemofState,private andreligious schools andkindergartens, whileat thesametimeitrecognized theneedtocreateequaleducational opportunities. He wondered oowthesystemofprivate schools complied withthenotionofequal treatment oflow-income children andwhether therewasfinancial assistance to enableparents tosendtheirchildren totheschools oftheirchoice. Inshort,he wishedtoknowhowtheexistence ofprivate schools wasinlinewiththe elbnination ofracial, religious andsexualdiscrimination andwhether therewere criteria foradmission tosuchschools. 44.Herequested clarification astowhether optional leavefromworkfora maximum duration ofsixmonths, duringwhichtheworker waspaidadailyindemnity equalto30percentofthenormalconpensation (para. 97(d)),wasavailable to womenfromallincOO1ecategories,andwhether theGovernment planned totakeany stepstoimprove thatruleJinmanycountries, forexample, threeyears'unpaid maternity leavewaspermitted. Healsowondered whyhaneworkers, thoseengaged in domestic services andmothers working autonomously orinthefamilyundertaking weretreated differently fromotherworking mothers underthesocialwelfare system (paras. 98(b)and101). 45.Thereport(paras. 164and166-169) indicated thatdrugaddiction hadbeen constantly increasing, especially inthepastthreeyears,andthatthemajority of people whohadbeenaffECted byorhaddiedfromdrugabusewereundertheage of25.Hadtheresearch recently carried outincollaboration withasocial studies institute corroborated thatstatement? Furthermore, thefactthatagreat manyminors wereillegally employed arguedthattheGovernment musttakestepSto enforce thelawsagainst theiremployment. 46.Hehadnotedreferences inparagraphs 384and415(a)totheevic~ion of low-incamefamilies,andwondered whatprocedures wereernployed insuchcasesand whatsafeguards wereavailable, inlawandinpractice, especially whentheparents wereunemployed. Referring toLawNo.392,whichhadestablished anewcontrol for therenting ofurbanpremises, heaskedwhatitseffect hadbeenonrents, bothin realtermsandinrelation tofamily incomes. 47.Thenextreportsoould, inhisopinion, provide moredetailed information on Italy'simplementat ionofarticle11. 48.Mr.benHAMIDA (funisia)saidhewelcomed thefactthattheItalian Q:>vernment hadestablished anInterministerial Committee ofHumanRightstoprepare thereport andinquired whetheritwaspermanent orhadbeendissolved afterthereport had beencompleted. 49.Paragraph 12ofthereportindicated that,withtheexception ofincestuous children, children bornoutofwedlock wereassured ofeveryjuridical andsocial safeguard compatible withtherightsofmembers ofthelegitimate family. He inquired astothelegalstatusofincestuous children. Healsorequested clarification of"cessation ofthecivileffECts ofreligiousmarriages" (para. 17) anditseffect onthelegalstatusofchildren. I ... ..E/1984;WG.1/SR.3 English Page..9
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a discussion on human rights and social issues in Italy, specifically focusing on family law, education, employment, and social welfare. The speaker raises questions and seeks clarification on various aspects of Italian law and policy, including the recognition of children born out of wedlock, dissolution of marriage, education, and employment.

**Category**
Education, Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief, Health