Another problem identified by the People's Advocate following the examination of a collective claim 50 refers to the exclusion of certain professions from the list of those considered to be working under special conditions in order to benefit from old-age pensions in advantageous conditions, in accordance with Art. (21) of Law no. 156 of 14.10.1998 on the public pension system. In the process of examining this issue and the discussions held with the representatives of the National Trade Union Confederation of Moldova, it was established that there are several occupations / professions that are not included in this list51, but which could meet harmful and very difficult working conditions, according to the Classifier of Occupations in the Republic of Moldova52. It was also found that the issue of excluding certain professions from the list of those considered to be working under special conditions was also examined by the Council for Preventing and Eliminating Discrimination and Ensuring Equality53, which described this as indirect discrimination. To remedy the situation, the People's Advocate proposed to the Minister of Health, Labour and Social Protection the creation of a working group, involving representatives of the National Confederation of Employers of the Republic of Moldova, the National Trade Union Confederation of Moldova, and other relevant authorities to establish a methodology and mechanism for assessing working conditions at the employer in order to place jobs in special conditions. Thus, based on the respective assessment methodology and mechanism, to revise the List of jobs falling under special conditions, approved by Government Decision no. 256 of 27.03.2018, on the basis of which an oldage pension is granted under advantageous conditions. 50 The applicants worked for a milk production Association, as machinists in ammonia refrigeration installations (code 821103); 51 Government Decision no. 256 of 27.03.2018 on the approval of the List of jobs under special conditions, based on which an old-age pension is granted under advantageous conditions, as well as the Instruction on how to apply the List and confirm the special internship; 52 Classifier of occupations in the Republic of Moldova, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family no. 22 of 03.03.2014; 53 Decision of the Council for Preventing and Eliminating Discrimination and Ensuring Equality no. 119/17 of 30.11.2017; 31