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Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Suriname (RATIFICATION: 1976)

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Observation

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Articles 3(1)(a) and (b) and 5(b) of the Convention. Labour inspection activities in the area of occupational safety and health. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that it will analyse the reasons for the increase in the number of accidents and take the necessary measures. The labour inspectors have taken the necessary steps to begin the occupational safety and health training of contractors in mines, construction and the public service. The Committee would be grateful if the Government could provide information on the training programmes carried out and on any other measures taken to cope with the increasing number of serious or fatal occupational accidents, and on their impact on the reduction in the number of these accidents, by providing in particular statistical data and any other documents that might serve to assess the situation.

Article 7. Training of labour inspectors. The Committee notes that, according to the Government, a centre for the further training of labour inspectors has been operating since 2010, and a training programme for inspectors and employers was held on ways to combat AIDS at the workplace. Furthermore, a specific training programme on occupational safety and health is being prepared in cooperation with trainers from the Netherlands, which will be organized for the senior labour inspectors. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide information on the training programmes dispensed to the labour inspectors since the establishment of this centre, and to report on their impact on the operations and results of the labour inspection services.

Article 14. Notification to the labour inspectorate of cases of occupational disease. In its previous report, the Government had stated that, in view of the crucial role of labour administration in administrating and enforcing labour laws, the labour inspection legislation was to be reviewed in order to bring it more into line with the provisions of the Convention. In its report under review, the Government does not provide any information on the progress achieved in reviewing this legislation, merely stating that it will examine the recommendations of the Committee on the application of this provision of the Convention. However, the Committee has been drawing the Government’s attention, for many years, to the need to ensure that full effect is given to this Article of the Convention, specifically as regards cases of occupational disease. The Committee requests the Government once again to take advantage of the planned legislative revision in order to adopt provisions that supplement the national legislation, in accordance with this Article of the Convention, by defining the instances and the manner in which the labour inspectorate must be informed not only of industrial accidents, but also of cases of occupational disease. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would keep the Office informed of any progress in this respect and provide copies of any draft provisions or any adopted texts, together with all relevant documents (administrative orders, circulars, declaration forms, etc.).

Article 15(b). Scope of the obligation of labour inspectors to maintain professional secrecy. The Committee takes note of the Government’s indication that efforts have been made, in the context of the planned revision of the labour legislation, to take account of the Committee’s recommendations on this point, and that the provisions of section 15(b) of the decree have been amended to bring it more into line with the provisions of the Convention with respect to the obligation of labour inspectors to maintain professional secrecy, even once they have left the service. The Committee hopes that this labour legislation will be revised and implemented as soon as possible and requests the Government to provide information on any progress achieved in this area, and to send the ILO a copy of the revised labour legislation once it has been adopted.

The Committee is raising other points in a request directly addressed to the Government.