Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

Article 5 of the Convention. The Committee notes that the Government's report contains no information on its previous comments concerning cooperation between the social partners who are members of tripartite committees in which the labour inspectorate is also represented. It hopes that the Government will provide information on how such cooperation works in practice in its future reports.

Article 7, paragraph 3. The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government concerning training and further training for labour inspectors. It asks the Government to provide more detailed information on this subject, with relevant statistics if possible.

Article 13. The Committee notes that the Government's report contains no information on its previous comments. It again expresses the hope that in its next report the Government will indicate any measures taken or envisaged with regard to the powers of inspectors and the procedures by which they may make orders to remedy defects observed.

Articles 17 and 18. The Committee notes that the Government's report contains no information in reply to its previous comments on this point. It again expresses the hope that in its future reports the Government will provide new information on how inspectors recommend legal proceedings in the framework of cooperation with the judicial authorities.