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1. Measures shall be taken to facilitate access to productive and freely chosen part-time work which meets the needs of both employers and workers, provided that the protection referred to in Articles 4 to 7 is ensured.
2. These measures shall include:
a) the reviews of laws and regulations that may prevent or discourage recourse to or acceptance of part-time work;
b) the use of employment services, where they exist, to identify and publicize possibilities for part-time work in their information and placement activities;
c) special attention, in employment policies, to the needs and preferences of specific groups such as the unemployed, workers with family responsibilities, older workers, workers with disabilities and workers undergoing education or training.
3. These measures may also include research and dissemination of information on the degree to which part-time work responds to the economic and social aims of employers and workers.