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The Committee notes the Government’s report and the partial information provided in reply to its previous comments. It also notes Legislative Decree No. 90/97 of 31 December 1997 approving the new conditions of service of the general labour inspectorate, and Legislative Decree No. 55/99 of 6 September 1999 respecting safety and health conditions at the workplace. The Committee draws the Government’s attention to the following point.

Publication and transmission of an annual inspection report (Articles 20 and 21 of the Convention). Noting once again the failure to apply these provisions of the Convention, and with reference to the Government’s statement that an annual inspection report is currently being prepared, the Committee wishes to emphasize the need to publish an annual inspection report, as set out in the provisions of the Convention. The objective of such publication is to enable employers and workers and their representative organizations, as well as any other interested party, to be informed of the means, activities and effectiveness of the inspection services, as well as the difficulties that they may encounter in their duties and to seek their reactions for constructive purposes. The annual publication of practical and detailed information, in accordance with the guidance provided in Paragraph 9 of Recommendation No. 81 which supplements the Convention, on each of the matters set out in points (a) to (g) of Article 21, and their transmission to the ILO within the time limits prescribed in Article 20, would also enable the international supervisory bodies to evaluate the level of application of the Convention and provide useful guidance for its improvement. The Committee trusts that the Government will make every effort to give effect to these two essential Articles of the Convention and will not fail to provide relevant information with its next report.

The Committee is addressing a request directly to the Government on other points.