Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2021, Publicación: 110ª reunión CIT (2022)

Convenio sobre el trabajo portuario, 1973 (núm. 137) - Uruguay (Ratificación : 1980)

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Observación

2002

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Articles 2, 5 and 6 of the Convention. Measures implementing the Convention. With regard to its earlier comments, the Committee notes the various regulatory texts and other recently adopted measures provided by the Government, which contribute to implementation of the Convention. The Committee notes in particular Decree No. 394/018 of 26 November 2018 regulating activities considered as dock work undertaken by State bodies and port service providers, as well as the agreement signed on 20 October 2020 by a body of tripartite nature, the Wage Council of Group 13 “Transport and Storage”, subgroup 10, “Supplementary and auxiliary maritime activities, shipping agencies and port operators and terminals, maritime warehouses,” “port operators and terminals” Chapter, which establishes a revaluation of wages by category of dockworker (Article 5). The Committee also notes the National Port Administration Port safety and hazardous cargo manual, approved under resolution No. 725/4.063 of 25 November 2020, which sets out guidelines regarding the manipulation, handling, storing and transport of hazardous goods in port installations (Article 6). The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any national policy ensuring permanent or regular employment for dockworkers, or guaranteeing them a minimum period of employment or a minimum income, in conformity with the requirements of Article 2 of the Convention.

Point V of the report form. The Committee requests the Government to provide general indications on the manner in which the Convention is applied, in particular attaching all information available on the numbers of dockworkers and variations in these numbers.