Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2013, publiée 103ème session CIT (2014)

Convention (n° 42) (révisée) des maladies professionnelles, 1934 - Inde (Ratification: 1964)

Autre commentaire sur C042

Observation

2012

Demande directe

2013
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1999

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Referring to its previous comments, the Committee notes with interest the significant measures taken by the Government over the reporting period with a view to ensuring the effective implementation of the Convention, following which awareness of occupational safety and health (OSH) has considerably improved throughout the country. The Government indicates that the Institute of Occupational Health and Environment Research was established in 2012 with the aim of developing a centre of excellence in the field of occupational health, including occupational diseases. The centre is now actively involved in data collection pertaining to occupational diseases and in awareness raising through regular training programmes and workshops. Screening work done at regular intervals is already in place within the five occupational diseases centres established so far in Chennai, Mumbai, Indore, Delhi and Kolkota and a detailed programme is being planned to conduct an occupational health survey in mines in the unorganized sector over a period of three years. A National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment in the Workplace established in 2009 aims at involving and coordinating all stakeholders for improving OSH through effective enforcement machinery, raising awareness and developing standards. Technical directorates provide information and advisory services, and conduct training programmes through regional labour institutes. The Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institute (DGFASLI) organizes three-month “Associate Fellow of Industrial Health” certificate courses in order to train qualified factory medical officers capable of detecting occupational diseases at early stages and advise factory management on OSH matters – as a result 1,146 doctors have so far benefitted from this programme.

The Committee notes however that, notwithstanding the above measures, only some 51 cases of occupational diseases (silicosis, byssionosis and noise-induced hearing losses) were registered under the Employees Compensation Act for the period 2010–11 and 2011–12. Forty-one cases of occupational diseases (in the cement industry, slate pencil cutting and quartz grinding) were recorded by the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation for the period 2008–12. Observing that the number of registered occupational diseases has remained at a constant low since it last examined the situation in 2012, the Committee asks the Government to supply, with its next detailed report, updated statistics, if possible, showing the results achieved by the measures taken by the Government to build and reinforce the national capacities in the area of occupational diseases.