Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2008, published 98th ILC session (2009)

The Committee notes the Government’s report including information on the application of the Convention in the country including in the port of Gawadar in response, inter alia, to comments from the Pakistan Workers’ Federation submitted in 2007 and again in 2008 and transmitted to the Government on 19 June 2007 and 10 October 2008, respectively. The Committee notes that the Government reports that the Convention as well as the IMO International Convention for Safe Containers are fully applied in all relevant ports. The Committee also notes that, in response to its general observation, the Government indicates that existing container terminals are using modern lifting equipment that also verify the weight of the containers, that the customs authorities impose a requirement on all container terminals and other port premises to provide information to it on the weight of every container, and that port premises or containers terminals experience no difficulties in determining the exact weight of packed or unpacked cargo or containers. The Committee requests the Government to continue supplying information on the manner in which the Convention is applied to containers both in national law and in practice.