Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2017, published 107th ILC session (2018)

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Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161) (Ratification: 1999)
Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) (Ratification: 2011)

In order to provide a comprehensive view of the issues relating to the application of ratified Conventions on occupational safety and health (OSH), the Committee considers it appropriate to examine Conventions Nos 161 (occupational health services) and 187 (promotional framework for OSH) together.

Convention No. 161: Occupational health services

In relation to its previous comment, the Committee notes the information supplied by the Government with respect to Articles 2 and 4 (national policy and consultation), 5(a), (b), (f) and (h) (certain functions of the occupational safety and health services), 8 (cooperation between the employer, workers and their representatives) and 10 (professional independence) of the Convention, as well as the application in practice of the Conventions (court cases).

Convention No. 187: Promotional framework for OSH

The Committee intends to examine, in the context of the regular reporting cycle, the following matters raised in its comments made in 2016, and hopes that the Government will provide full information in this regard.

Article 2(3) of the Convention. Measures that could be taken to ratify relevant OSH Conventions of the ILO. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the consultations held in relation to the measures that could be taken for the ratification of the relevant ILO Conventions on OSH.

Article 3. Formulation of a national policy in consultation with the most representative organizations of employers and workers. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the consideration given to the specific problems of teachers within the framework of the national policy.

Article 5. National programme. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the formulation of the national programme and the consideration given to the specific features of teaching work in this regard.