Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2007, published 97th ILC session (2008)

The Committee refers the Government to its observation and, in view of the recent adoption of the 2003 Occupational Health and Safety Act and the 2004 Labour Institutions Act, it asks the Government in its next report to send any texts issued under these Acts regarding labour inspection and to provide information on the following points.

Article 5(b) of the Convention. Collaboration between labour inspectors and employers and workers or their organizations. Emphasizing the importance for the operation of the labour inspectorate of collaboration with the social partners, the Committee draws the Government’s attention to Part II of the Labour Inspection Recommendation, 1947 (No. 81), and requests it to indicate how effect is given to the above provision of the Convention, in terms of supervising application of the legislation both on conditions of work and on occupational health and safety.

Articles 6 and 7. Status, conditions of service, recruitment and training of inspection staff. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide information on these subjects, particularly on the content of the training of inspectors responsible for supervising application of the health and safety prescriptions set forth in the 2003 Act.

Article 11. Material resources of the labour inspectorate. With reference to its previous comments, particularly on transport facilities, the Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the material and logistical resources made available to labour officers and inspectors responsible for occupational safety and health to enable them to perform their duties.