Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 2004, publiée 93ème session CIT (2005)

The Committee notes with satisfaction the information provided by the Government, which bears witness to the institutional efforts made during the period covered by the report to develop a system of labour administration including the delegation of certain activities to entities which are separate from the public labour administration. The Committee also notes with interest the information provided in response to its previous comments, in particular the full text of a national collective agreement covering various areas of labour legislation.

The Committee notes the setting up of a number of structures under Act No. 2874 of 29 December 2000:

-  a department responsible for employment issues in each district of the country;

-  an advisory council of experts on employment and social security at the Ministry of Employment and Social Protection.

As a result of the restructuring of the Organization for Employment of the Workforce (OAED) under Act No. 2956 of 6 November 2001, three agencies have been set up. One is responsible for facilitating the entry or reintegration of workers into the labour market; another is responsible for dispensing vocational training, including further training; and the third is responsible for carrying out research and studies with a view to providing the OAED and other bodies concerned with technological information and support.

Under Act No. 3144/2003 on social dialogue, two new committees have been set up at the Ministry of Employment and Social Protection: the National Tripartite Committee for Employment for promoting in particular employment and social protection, combating unemployment and delivering opinions on the national plan of action for employment and, in general, on employment policy and labour legislation issues; and the National Advisory Committee for Social Protection for combating poverty and social exclusion, which is responsible for social integration issues.

In addition, a social protection department has been set up to promote equality of opportunity, the national plan of action for social integration and the reintegration of persons belonging to particular population groups.

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to provide information on any development in the system of labour administration and, in particular, any general observations considered useful on the manner in which the Convention is applied, by communicating documents or extracts of documents as requested by Part IV of the report form of the Convention, which refers in this regard to the guidelines contained in the Labour Administration Recommendation 1978 (No. 158), Paragraph 20.