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The Committee takes note of the Government’s report received on 23 September 2009 and the additional statistical information provided on 27 May 2010. It also notes that, according to the Government, the provisions on inspection and labour inspectors that apply to industrial and commercial undertakings likewise apply to agricultural undertakings. The Committee therefore refers the Government to its comments on Convention No. 81, but nevertheless asks it to provide information on the following points in its next report on the application of Convention No. 129.

Applicable legislation. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would specify whether Decree No. 983 of 20 July 2001 and Decree No. 1132 of 2004 are still in force or if that is not the case, to supply a copy of any new provisions regulating the functions and activities of labour inspectors in agriculture.

Article 6(1)(a) and (b) and 2, of the Convention. Supervision and prevention (technical information and advice) in occupational safety and health in agricultural undertakings. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes that the Government is confined in its report to providing general information on the functions of the labour inspectorate. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide information on the functions of labour inspectors in relation to agricultural undertakings, particularly on acts of supervision and prevention with a view to ensuring the protection of workers exposed to risks inherent to the use of chemicals, plant or complex machinery.

Recalling also that Article 6(2) provides that national laws or regulations may give labour inspectors in agriculture advisory or enforcement functions regarding legal provisions relating to conditions of life of workers and their families, the Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken or considered in this regard.

Article 9(3). Training for labour inspectors in agriculture. The Committee notes the Government’s statement with regard to the training that labour inspectors undergo every three years. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide additional information on the content of the training intended specifically for labour inspectors performing their functions in the agricultural sector and the number of labour inspectors benefiting from such training.

Article 15(b). Transport facilities available for inspectors in agriculture. The Committee notes that the Government’s report does not contain any information with regard to its previous comment on this issue. It once again requests the Government to provide information on the transport facilities available to labour inspectors in agriculture bearing in mind the distance of agricultural undertakings from urban centres and their wide dispersion.

Articles 26 and 27. Annual report on the work of the labour inspection services in agriculture. The Committee notes that the statistics sent by the Government on the activities of the labour inspectorate do not distinguish the specific data relating to the agricultural sector so as to assess the level of application of the Convention. Therefore, the Committee requests once again the Government to take the necessary steps with a view to complying with the requirement under Article 26, for the central labour inspectorate authority to publish an annual report on the work of the inspection services in agriculture, either as a separate report or as part of its general annual report. The Committee hopes that such a report will be sent shortly to the ILO and that it will contain the information specified in clauses (a) to (g) of Article 27.