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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
THE REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION
> The Director-General Her Excellency
Msloan E.Donoghue
President
International Court ofJustice
Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2
2517 KJTHE HAGUE
THE NETHERLANDS
13 November 2023
Dear Madam President,
I have the honour to inform you that, in accordance with Article 37, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Article 96, paragraph 2, of the
Charter of the United Nations, Article IX, paragraph 2, of the Agreement between the United