Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2017, published 107th ILC session (2018)

Dock Work Convention, 1973 (No. 137) - Cuba (Ratification: 1975)

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Application of the Convention in practice. The Government refers in its report to the adoption of Act No. 116 of 20 December 2013 issuing the Labour Code, and Decree No. 326 of 12 June 2014 issuing regulations for implementing the Labour Code, both of which are applicable to dockworkers. The Government indicates that dockworkers are recruited by higher management organizations and enterprises, mostly on the basis of contracts of indefinite duration unless, in specific circumstances where large numbers of workers are required, fixed-term contracts for casual or emerging work are concluded. According to data from the National Statistics and Information Office (ONEI), in 2015 there were 305,008 workers in the transport, warehousing and communications sectors, a figure which includes dockworkers. The Government also indicates that, according to information provided by the Workers’ Confederation of Cuba (CTC), collective agreements have been signed in the sector and 154,846 workers are members of the National Transport and Dockworkers Union (SNTTP). Lastly, the Government indicates that the National Labour Inspection Office (ONIT) conducted 23 full inspections in establishments run by GEMAR, the dock and maritime transport business group, recording 66 violations in areas such as recruitment, occupational safety and health, and regulations governing rest periods. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including, for example, up-to-date information on trends in the numbers of dockworkers, the results achieved in consultations with the social partners to improve the efficiency of dock work, and extracts from reports of the ONIT.