Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2016, published 106th ILC session (2017)

Repetition

Articles 1, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of the Convention. Structure and operation of the administration system. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government concerning the structure and competencies of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The Committee also notes the Government’s indications concerning the composition and competencies of the Technical Advisory Committee on international labour standards. The Committee requests the Government to provide the ILO in its next report with a copy of Decree No. 2009-469 of 24 December 2009 establishing the structure of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Articles 1, 4, 5 and 6). The Government is also requested to provide further information on the composition of the Technical Advisory Committee on international labour standards, and also to supply any document or report on the issues which gave rise to the consultations within this body (Article 8).

Article 10. Status, material means and financial resources necessary for the effective performance of duties by staff. The Government indicates that it has opted for a review of the General Public Service Regulations, and that the draft regulations for the various branches of the public administration will be examined by the ministries responsible for the public service and for state reform and by the Ministry of Finance. While noting this information, the Committee requests the Government to keep the ILO informed of any developments on this matter and to send copies of the General Public Service Regulations, and also of the regulations for the various branches of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, once they have been adopted (Article 10 of the Convention).

Financial resources for meeting the obligations of the Convention. In reply to the Committee’s previous comments, the Government indicates that it is aware of the role and importance of the labour administration, and that it intends to do everything possible to avail itself of cooperation from the ILO and any other body or institution ready to contribute towards strengthening the capacities of its departments and of the staff in the labour administration branch. However, the Committee notes that the Government’s report does not contain any information on any specific measures taken by the Government to acquire greater financial assistance in the context of international cooperation, with a view to establishing a progressive process for meeting the needs in terms of human resources, materials and logistics for discharging the duties of the labour administration, as defined by Article 6. The Committee requests the Government to send a copy of the memorandum referred to in its report and to keep it informed, if applicable, of any measures taken to acquire greater financial assistance in the context of international cooperation. It also requests the Government to indicate any measures taken or contemplated with a view to the application in law and in practice of the provisions of the Convention and to send a copy of any relevant legal texts.