Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1999, publiée 88ème session CIT (2000)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It is therefore obliged to renew its previous observation on the following points.

Articles 11 and 16 of the Convention. The Committee had noted the provisions of the Labour Code promulgated on 11 December 1996 (Act No. 38/PR/96) regarding the availability of suitable premises and reimbursement of transport costs in the absence of public transport (section 478). The Committee noted, however, that in practice there was a lack of functional premises and means of transport (vehicles and mopeds). In this regard, it noted the observations of the Trade Union Confederation of Chad (CST) which once again emphasized the lack of resources and scant interest granted to inspection. According to the CST, contrary to other administrations in the country, which have operating resources and means of transport, labour inspectors and labour supervisors do not have even the most elementary resources for carrying out inspection and supervisory visits. Noting that the Government had indicated in its reply that efforts to improve the situation of the labour inspection were continuing, the Committee again requests it to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to supply the labour inspection with sufficient means to enable it to undertake visits to enterprises, as often as is necessary, and to ensure the effective application of the relevant legal provisions in respect of the working conditions and protection of workers.