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The Committee notes the Government’s detailed report and the comments by the Lima Chamber of Commerce and the General Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP), on which the Government provides information in its report. It notes that the comments by the Lima Chamber of Commerce supplement the Government’s report with information on the applicable legislation. It notes that according to the CGTP, the Federation of Civil Construction Workers of Peru has an Occupational Safety and Health Secretariat, which monitors Supreme Decree No. 009-2005-TR, the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, as amended by Supreme Decree No. 007-2007-TR. The CGTP indicates that the statistical data supplied in the report correspond to 2007 and that an update with 2008 data is advisable as they reveal an increase in occupational accidents in the construction sector, due largely to the reluctance of employers to comply with measures for the safety and protection of workers. The Committee notes that the Government does not comment on this matter and invites it to send any observations it may deem appropriate on the CGTP’s communication.

The Committee draws the Government’s attention to the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167), which revises this Convention and which may be better suited to the current situation in the building industry. It reminds the Government that the ILO Governing Body invited States parties to examine the possibility of ratifying the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167), the ratification of which implies ipso jure immediate denunciation of Convention No. 62 (document GB.268/8/2). The Committee requests the Government to keep it informed of any developments in this regard.