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The Committee notes the information in the Government’s report, in particular the adoption a new Labour Code in 2006 which contains, in Chapter XVI, a provision No. 263 entitling the Government to adopt “Special provisions for safety and health of dock workers” on numerous subject matters by notification in the Official Gazette. The Committee hopes that any new legislation on matters regulated in the Convention adopted will give further effect to the Convention and that the Government will supply copies of such new legislation for examination by the Committee as soon as it has been adopted.
Part IV of the report form. Judicial decisions. The Committee notes that the Government indicates that in certain cases Labour Courts or Administrative Tribunals render decisions based on complaints from aggrieved workers. The Committee requests the Government to submit copies of such decisions.
Part V of the report form. Application in practice. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes that the Government’s report does not include any information on the causes and nature of occupational accidents recorded, nor on the application of the Convention in practice. The Committee reiterates its previous request to the Government for supplementary information on the measures taken or envisaged to protect workers against the accidents referred to in available statistics, as well as for extracts from inspectors’ reports, in order for it to better appreciate the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice. The Committee also requests the Government to provide indications on the total number of dockworkers covered by the legislation in force as well as indications of the particular causes of these accidents.
The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its previous comments. In particular it notes the statistical information on occupational accidents and their nature. It notes however, the absence of information on the causes of these accidents. It further notes a significant increase in the number of accidents in general in 1997, which has since continued to decline until 2000, but remains more than those for the previous reporting period (1996). Furthermore, during the same reporting period, the number of serious accidents continues to be high and the number of fatal accidents has gone up markedly for the year 2000. While the Committee notes the statement contained in the Government’s report that the necessary measures have been taken to prevent any accidents, it wishes to reiterate its previous request to the Government for supplementary information on the measures taken or envisaged to protect workers against such accidents referred to in these statistics, as well as for extracts from inspectors’ reports (Part V of the report form), in order for it to better appreciate the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would also provide indications on the total number of dockers covered by the legislation in force as well as indications of the particular causes of these accidents, as was done in the Government’s previous report.
The Committee notes the information supplied in the Government's report and in particular the statistical information on occupational accidents with the explanation of their nature and causes. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide supplementary information on measures taken or envisaged to protect the workers against such accidents, taking into account a significant number of serious and other accidents reflected by the above-mentioned statistical data, as well as extracts from inspectors' reports (point V of the report form), which permits an appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice.
The Committee takes note of the information supplied by the Government in reply to its previous request as well as of the comments of Bangladesh Employers' Association. It notes in particular the statistical information on accidents with the explanation of their nature and causes, provided by the Government.
As regard health and safety measures at the workplaces of dockers set up in section 3, subsection 2(h) of the the Dock Workers' (Regulation of Employment) Act 1980, No. XVII, the Government makes reference to the view expressed by the Dock Labour Management Board, under the Ministry of Shipping, according to which no special plan of such measures is necessary. Similar views have been communicated by the Bangladesh Employers' Association.
The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to supply information on the number, nature and causes of accidents reported, taking into account a growing number of serious accidents, reflected by the above-mentioned statistical data, as well as information on measures taken or envisaged to protect the workers against such accidents and other relevant information on a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied, in accordance with point V of the report form.
The Committee takes note of the statistical data supplied by the Government in reply to its previous requests. It also takes note of the Dock Workers' (Regulation of Employment) Act 1980, No. XVII, the text of which was also supplied with the report received in 1987.
The Committee requests the Government to state in its next report whether a special plan concerning health and safety measures at the workplaces of dockers, provided for in subsection 2(h) of section 3 of the 1980 Act, has been established and whether regulations have been issued for this purpose in accordance with section 23 of the above Act (if so, please provide the text).
The Committee also hopes that the Government will continue to provide statistical data on accidents occuring to dock workers and that it will take the necessary measures to prevent such accidents, the number of which, according to the report, increased considerably in 1986 as compared to 1985.