Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) - Sweden (Ratification: 1970)

The Committee notes the Government’s reports for the period ending 30 June 2003 and the partial replies to its previous comments, as well as the statistics of employment accidents and cases of occupational diseases in the agricultural sector, hunting and related services, including fatal employment accidents, in 1997-2001. With reference to the information provided by the Government concerning the issues raised previously by the Swedish Employers’ Confederation and the Swedish Agricultural Workers’ Union, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide additional information on the manner in which effect is given to the following Articles.

Article 14 of the Convention. The Committee notes that 20 work environment inspectors operate in ten district inspection services. Please specify whether these inspectors work full time in agricultural enterprises and, if not, indicate their geographical distribution and the portion of their working hours allocated by the district inspection services to the enforcement of the legislation in agricultural enterprises.

Article 21. The Government is asked to specify the number of agricultural enterprises liable to labour inspection and any changes in the frequency of inspections in such enterprises.

Article 6, paragraph 2, and Articles 18 and 22. The Government is asked to provide details of the measures envisaged by the "Safer work with agricultural machinery" project to eliminate the deficiencies in the machinery and facilities posing health and safety risks for agricultural workers, as well as other persons living on farms, and to provide the available statistics on the sanctions imposed or the administrative measures applied, as appropriate.