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The Committee notes the Government’s report and the communication of annual inspection reports for 2003 and 2004.

Article 16 of the Convention. The Committee notes with interest that in 2004 labour inspectors conducted 36,631 workplace inspections, which represents, according to the inspection report supplied, the considerable average of 564 visits per inspector. It would be grateful if the Government would provide a detailed breakdown in its next report of the inspections by type of workplace and by legislative field covered (for example, occupational safety and health, child labour, etc.) and indicate ratio of workplaces covered in relation to the number of workplaces liable to inspection.

Article 21. Content of reports. While noting the annual reports on labour inspection activities for 2003 and 2004, the Committee notices that they do not contain any information on the laws and regulations applicable in the context of labour inspection, or any statistics on contraventions, industrial accidents or occupational diseases. With regard to industrial accidents, the Committee notes, however, that statistics are available on the web site of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. Reminding the Government that annual reports should contain information on each of the subjects covered by Article 21, clauses (a)–(g), of the Convention, and drawing its attention to the useful guidance provided in Paragraph 9 of the Labour Inspection Recommendation, 1947 (No. 81), as regards the desirable level of detail in such information, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would take the necessary steps soon to ensure that this  information is included in annual inspection reports in the future.