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With reference also to its observation and to its request under Convention No. 81 concerning labour inspection staff, the Committee draws the Government’s attention to the following point.

Articles 9 and 14 of the Convention. Labour inspection staff. The Committee observes that, in line with the policy to reduce the number of public service staff, the number of inspectors (83) has not increased during the last two years, despite the new responsibilities they face with regard to misdemeanours. According to the Government, the difficulty in recruiting qualified staff is due to the lack of interest in the job shown by young law graduates or persons with other specialist technical qualifications, who are already rare on the labour market. The Committee hopes that the Government will therefore take the necessary steps to improve the status of the post of labour inspector and make it more attractive, particularly by improving conditions of service (remuneration, career prospects, conditions of work, etc.), and also to provide for the training of specialists (lawyers, engineers, chemists, etc.) in sufficient numbers to allow the recruitment of duly qualified men and women inspectors. It requests the Government to keep the Office informed of measures taken or contemplated to this end and the results achieved.