Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2002, Publicación: 91ª reunión CIT (2003)

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:

1. The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s brief report. It notes with interest the establishment of the maternity and children’s insurance by means of Supreme Decree No. 24303 of 24 May 1996 which, according to the Government, sets up a maternity and children’s insurance scheme which provides assistance free of charge to women, the newborn and children under 5 years of age. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would forward a copy of the above legislation.

2. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the means by which effect is given to the provisions of the Convention, with an indication of the laws, administrative regulations, collective agreements, enterprise rules, arbitration decisions, judicial rulings and other texts which implement the above provisions. The Committee also requests the Government to attach copies of such provisions to its report.

3. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the laws, administrative regulations or any other measures which relate to the application of each of the Articles of Convention, with an indication of the measures adopted to give effect to the provisions of the Convention which require intervention by the national authorities for their implementation.

4. Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the definition given to the terms "dependent children" and "other members of the immediate family who clearly need care or support" in national law and practice.

5. Article 2. The Committee requests the Government to confirm whether the measures giving effect to the Convention apply to all branches of economic activity and categories of workers.

6. Article 3. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken to make it an aim of national policy to enable persons with family responsibilities who are engaged or wish to engage in employment to exercise their right to do so without being subject to discrimination and, to the extent possible, without conflict between their employment and family responsibilities.

7. Article 4. The Committee requests the Government to describe the measures taken to give effect to this Article.

8. Article 5. The Committee requests the Government to describe the measures taken to give effect to this Article, and to indicate the number and nature of community childcare and family services and facilities.

9. Article 6. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures taken to give effect to this Article.

10. Article 7. The Committee requests the Government to describe the measures taken to give effect to this Article.

11. Article 8. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the legislative and other provisions ensuring the application of this Article and if it would indicate in particular any relevant decision of an ordinary court of law or an administrative or other tribunal involving questions of principle.

12. Article 10. If use has been made of paragraph 1 of this Article, the Committee requests the Government to provide the information requested in paragraph 2.

13. Article 11. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the manner in which the participation of employers’ and workers’ organizations provided for in this Article is ensured.

14. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the authority or authorities which are entrusted with the application of the legislation and regulations relevant to the application of the Convention, and the methods by which their application is supervised.