Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 2003, publiée 92ème session CIT (2004)

The Committee notes the Government’s report, the partial replies to its previous comments and the attached documentation.

In particular the Committee notes with satisfaction the communication of the Act of 18 October 1996 respecting the National Agrarian Reform Service, one of the final provisions of which expands the scope of the General Labour Act to cover rural wage earners. Considering, however, that the explicit repeal of section 1 of the General Labour Act and of section 1 of Decree No. 224 of 23 August 1943, which exclude agricultural work and agricultural workers from their scope of application, is necessary to harmonize the legislation in this respect, the Committee hopes that the Government will soon be able to provide information on the measures taken for this purpose.

Furthermore, the Committee invites the Government to consider, with respect to the application of the present Convention, the points raised in its observation under the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), and to provide the requested information in relation to labour inspection in agricultural enterprises (the application of legal provisions establishing the functions of labour inspectors in the agricultural sector; the specific conditions of service, if any, of labour inspectors in the agricultural sector; the facilities and means of transport and the objectives of the publication of an annual report on the activities of the inspection services and on their results in the agricultural sector).

The Committee is addressing a request directly to the Government on other points.