Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1995, publiée 83ème session CIT (1996)

The Committee notes the information contained in the Government's reports for the periods ending respectively 30 June 1994 and 30 June 1995. It notes that the labour inspectorate, which has a staff of 37 labour inspectors, eight labour supervisors and a principal labour clerk, in addition to supporting personnel (Article 10 of the Convention), has to operate under difficult material conditions as a result of which labour inspectors are not provided with suitably equipped offices or the transport facilities necessary for the performance of their duties. However, the reimbursement of the travelling expenses of inspectors should be considered in a forthcoming revision of the Labour Code (Article 11). The Committee hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to ensure that the inspection service operates as well as possible, particularly by taking advantage of the seminars, meetings and further training courses organized by the National School of Administration and the Magistrature and the African Regional Labour Administration Centre, so that workplaces are inspected as often and as thoroughly as is necessary (Article 16). Furthermore, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate in its next report the significance of the other duties entrusted to labour inspectors in comparison with their primary inspection duties (Article 3, paragraph 2).

The Committee notes that no annual inspection report, containing full data on the matters referred to in Article 21 of the Convention, has yet been transmitted to the Office. It hopes that the Government will take all the necessary measures to transmit such a report in accordance with Article 20 of the Convention.