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The Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s report received in 2009 in reply to its direct request of 2005, as well as the documents attached thereto.
Article 2, paragraphs 4 and 5, of the Convention. Scope of application. Possible prohibitions. The Government indicates that the government authority grants authorization to private employment agencies for the following three activities: the linking of job applications and job offers; the provision of services to assist in the search for employment; and recruitment. The Committee notes that the decision to limit the authorization to the performance of certain activities is at the discretion of the administration and takes into account the validity of the case presented by the enterprise and the capacity of the enterprise to carry out the activities for which authorization is requested. The Committee requests the Government to indicate in its next report whether the administration has made use in practice of the possibility of limiting the authorization to the performance of certain activities by private employment agencies.
Article 7. Exceptions authorized to the principle of the non-payment by workers for the services provided by private employment agencies. The Committee notes that the Government has authorized exceptions for workers benefiting from a contract of employment abroad in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Consequently, in accordance with paragraph 3, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on the exceptions authorized for employees benefiting from a contract of employment abroad, including practical information on any complaints, alleged abuses or fraudulent practices which may have resulted from these exceptions. Please include statistics and other information on the number of workers affected by these exceptions.
Article 8, paragraph 1. Protection of migrant workers. The Committee notes the copies of the bilateral immigration agreements concluded by the Government with the Governments of Italy, Spain and France concerning the rights and conditions of Moroccan migrant workers. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the impact of the agreements concluded to protect workers recruited on its territory by private employment agencies.
Article 10. Investigation of complaints. The Government refers to the provisions of section 496 of the Labour Code, under which the user enterprise may resort to using employees from the temporary employment enterprise only after consultation with the representative organizations of the employees in the enterprise. These organizations are represented on the special committee created under section 496 of the Labour Code and are responsible for monitoring the proper application of the provisions relating to temporary enterprises. The Committee recalls that the competent authority shall ensure that adequate machinery and procedures are established for the investigation of complaints. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the application of this provision in practice, including, in particular, extracts from the reports of the inspection services, as well as information on the number of workers covered by the Convention, the number and nature of violations reported and the manner in which they have been resolved, in accordance with Part V of the report form.
Article 13. Cooperation between the public employment service and private employment agencies. The Government indicates that, under section 484 of the Labour Code, private employment agencies which are authorized to operate shall transmit, at the end of each six-month period, to the services responsible for employment in the place in which they carry out their activities, detailed information on the services provided, including the full name, address, qualifications and occupation of the jobseekers registered and the full name of the jobseekers placed. The Committee notes that a model activity report for private employment agencies is in the process of being prepared by the Labour Department. These reports will then have to be sent to the services responsible for employment. The Committee requests the Government to provide information in its next report on the methods of cooperation between the public employment service and private employment agencies and to provide a copy of the model activity report for private employment agencies sent to the public employment services. Please also indicate what information provided by private employment agencies is made available to the public and at what intervals.
The Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s report received in August 2004 in reply to its previous direct request. It notes in particular that a new Labour Code has been adopted and entered into force on 8 June 2004. The Committee requests the Government to provide additional information on the following points.
1. Scope of application. Possible prohibitions. The Government indicates that the authorization granted to private employment agencies may be limited to certain activities determined by the government authority responsible for labour matters (section 481(3) of the Labour Code). The Committee requests the Government to indicate any limitation or exclusion determined under section 481 of the Labour Code, with an indication of the reasons therefor (Article 2, paragraphs 4 and 5, of the Convention).
2. Exceptions authorized to the principle of the non-payment by workers for the services provided by private employment agencies. The Committee notes that costs may be charged to employees benefiting from contracts of employment abroad concluded by private employment agencies (section 489 of the Labour Code). It recalls that exceptions to the provisions of paragraph 1 may be authorized on condition that such exceptions are allowed "in the interest of the workers concerned" and "in respect of certain categories of workers, as well as specified types of services provided by private employment agencies". The Government is requested to indicate in its next report any exceptions authorized under section 489 of the Labour Code, and to provide information on these exceptions and indicate the reasons therefor (Article 7).
3. Article 8, paragraph 1. Protection of migrant workers. The Committee notes that the Government has signed bilateral agreements with certain countries concerning immigration. The Government is requested to indicate the content of agreements to secure adequate protection for migrant workers, especially those recruited on its territory and to prevent abuses and fraudulent practices in the recruitment, placement and employment of migrant workers.
4. Article 9. Prohibition of child labour. The Committee refers to the comments that it is making on the application of Conventions Nos. 138 and 182 and requests the Government to indicate the measures adopted to ensure that children are not, in practice, used or supplied by private employment agencies.
5. Article 10. Please describe the machinery and procedures established, involving as appropriate the most representative employers’ and workers’ organizations, for the investigation of complaints concerning the activities of private employment agencies.
6. Article 11. Please provide additional information on the measures taken, in accordance with national law and practice, to ensure adequate protection for the workers employed by private employment agencies in relation to minimum wages, work schedules, working time and other working conditions, statutory social security benefits, access to training, maternity protection and benefits, and parental protection and benefits (clauses (c), (d), (e), (f) and (j)).
7. Article 12. Please provide additional details on the manner in which responsibilities in the areas covered by Article 12 are allocated between private employment agencies and user enterprises.
8. Article 13. Please provide examples of the information which is supplied to the authorities responsible for employment by private employment agencies and supply extracts of statistical reports compiled on the basis of the information provided (paragraph 3). Please also indicate the means used to ensure the transmission of information concerning the activities of private employment agencies to the public, and specify the information that is made available and the intervals at which this is done (paragraph 4).
9. Part V of the report form. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the application of the Convention in practice, including extracts from inspection reports and information on the number of workers covered by the Convention, the number and nature of infringements reported and the manner in which they have been resolved.
The Committee notes the Government’s first report on the application of the Convention, covering the period ending June 2001. It notes that the report refers essentially to the relevant provisions of the draft Labour Code (Book IV). The Committee hopes that in its next report the Government will inform it of the adoption of this draft Labour Code so that it can fully examine the effect given to the provisions of the Convention. It also requests the Government to provide information on the following points.
Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee notes that the second chapter of Book IV of the draft Labour Code covers the activities of temporary work agencies. It requests the Government to indicate the extent to which temporary work agencies lie within the definition of private employment agencies as set out in this Article of the Convention. If they do not, please indicate the provisions and measures applicable to temporary work agencies relating to the implementation of all the Articles of the Convention.
Article 11. Please indicate the measures taken to ensure protection for workers employed by private employment agencies in each of the areas covered by this Article.
Article 12. Please indicate the respective responsibilities of private employment agencies and user enterprises in each of the fields covered by this Article, and the manner in which these responsibilities have been allocated.
Article 13. Please indicate the manner in which employers’ and workers’ organizations are consulted on the promotion of cooperation between the public employment service and private employment agencies, and indicate the information provided by private employment agencies which is made available to the public and the intervals at which this is done.
Part V of the report form. Please give a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including extracts from inspection reports and, where such statistics exist, information on the number of workers covered by the measures giving effect to the Convention, and the number and nature of infringements reported.