Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

In reply to the Committee's previous comments, the Government reports that the draft Labour Code of May 1997 will include agricultural workers in its scope of application. As a result, once the draft text is adopted, the affiliation of agricultural workers to the social security scheme, in accordance with section 2(a) of the Legislative Decree of 22 August 1974 (regarding the organization of social security), will no longer pose a problem. The Government also indicates that temporary, daily and occasional workers are no longer excluded from the social security scheme since the new draft Labour Code will amend the above Legislative Decree of 22 August 1974 by repealing section 2(b) of this Legislative Decree.

The Committee notes this information with interest. It trusts that in the very near future the Government will adopt this draft Labour Code so that all agricultural employees, including temporary, daily and occasional workers, are covered by a compensation scheme for accidents at work in accordance with Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to indicate any progress made in this respect.