Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1991, published 78th ILC session (1991)

The Committee takes note of the information provided by the Government in its report.

For a number of years, the Committee has been drawing the Government's attention to the need to bring the national legislation into line with the provisions of the Convention, particularly those of Article 2, paragraph 1 (prohibition from employing children and young persons under the age of 18 unless they have been found fit for the work in which they are to be employed), Article 2, paragraphs 2 to 4 (medical examination for fitness for employment to be carried out by a physician approved by the competent authority; definition of the conditions relating to the issuance of the certificate of fitness), Article 3 (medical supervision to be maintained until the age of 18 years), Article 4 (annual medical examinations until the age of 21 years in occupations that involve high health risks), and Article 5 (medical examinations not to involve the child or young person, or his parents in any expense).

In its last report, the Government states that careful attention is paid to the occupational protection, safety and health laid down in the country's basic laws and that the adoption of a number of important laws has delayed the adoption of the regulations to be issued under section 17 of Act No. 88-07 of 26 January 1988 respecting compulsory medical examinations and special medical supervision for apprentices.

The Committee hopes that appropriate regulations will be adopted in the very near future to ensure that effect is given to the provisions of the Convention and asks the Government to indicate any progress made in this area.