Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2023, published 112nd ILC session (2024)

Repetition

Legislation. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government indicating the adoption of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 43/11) and the amendment of the Employment Relationship Act (Nos 21/13 and 78/13); the Chemicals Act (Nos 9/11 and 83/12); the rules on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to chemical substances at work (Nos 102/10 and 43/11); and the rules on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to carcinogenic and mutagenic substances (No. 43/11). The Committee also notes that section 5 of the Rules on the protection of the health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth and are breastfeeding (No. 82/03) and section 5 of the Rules on the protection of the health at work of children, adolescents and young adults (No. 83/08), in conjunction with articles 184 and 191 of the Employment Relationship Act, give effect to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 11 of the Convention, respectively. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on legislative measures undertaken with regard to the application of the Convention.

Application of the Convention in practice. The Committee notes that no information is provided with regard to the application of the Convention in practice. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the application of the Convention in practice and, if such statistics are available, information on the number of employed persons covered by the relevant legislation and other measures, the number and nature of contraventions reported, the number, nature and cause of occupational diseases reported, and so forth.