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

Further to its previous observations, the Committee notes from the Government's report that the laws and regulations which are to bring the legislation into conformity with the Convention are being drafted and will be adopted shortly. The Committee hopes that these drafts will be adopted in the near future and that they will determine:

(a) in accordance with Article 2 of the Convention, that the minimum age of 18 years shall be fixed for admission to employment or work underground in mines, including underground employment and work in quarries;

(b) in accordance with Article 4, paragraphs 4 and 5, that the employer shall keep, and make available to inspectors, records, in respect of persons who are employed or work underground and who are less than two years older than the minimum age for admission specified by the Government, i.e. in Rwanda persons under 20 years of age; and that these records shall indicate the date of birth of such persons and the date at which they were employed or worked underground in the undertaking for the first time;

(c) in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 1, that appropriate penalties shall be provided to ensure the effective enforcement of the minimum age fixed.

The Committee asks the Government to indicate the measures taken to bring the legislation into harmony with the Convention. It notes with interest the consultations held with the International Labour Office in this respect.