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Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) - Burkina Faso (RATIFICATION: 1980)

Article 5(1) of the Convention. Tripartite consultations. The Committee notes that, according to the Government, the Labour Advisory Commission held two ordinary sessions in 2008 and 2009 to examine 15 draft texts implementing the Labour Code and issue two opinions on those texts. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the matters referred to the Labour Advisory Commission and the texts of the opinions issued by it.

Article 6(2)(a). National employment policy. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government concerning the activities carried out in the context of the Support Fund for the Informal Sector (SASI), the Support Fund for Employment Promotion (FAPE) and the National Programme to Support the Reintegration of Retrenched Workers (PNAR-TD). The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the activities carried out in the context of the National Employment Policy, including, in particular, the type and volume of activities implemented to promote employment and the results achieved.

With regard to its previous request concerning private employment offices and temporary work agencies, the Committee notes that Decree No. 94-179 of 20 May 1994 has been repealed and replaced by Decree No. 1007-548/PRES/PM/MTSS of 7 September 2007 regulating the activities of agencies, private employment offices and temporary work agencies. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the Decree concerned and to describe the activities carried out by the labour administration in the context of its implementation. It also requests the Government to provide a copy of Order No. 2007-028/MRSS/SG/DGT/DER of 21 November 2007 issuing the terms of reference applicable to agencies, private employment offices and temporary work agencies.

Application in practice and ILO technical cooperation. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the difficulties encountered by the labour administration in implementing the Convention include problems encountered by its staff in accessing the training required to acquire the appropriate skills for the performance of their duties in a context of globalization. It also notes that ILO cooperation during the period covered by the report resulted in actions relating to capacity building, institutional support and programme funding. The Committee requests the Government to keep the ILO informed of the impact of ILO cooperation on the operation of the labour administration (Part V of the report form).

It also reiterates its request to provide the Office with any extracts of reports or other periodic information provided by the labour administration bodies which allow an assessment of the application of the Convention in practice (Part IV of the report form).