Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1987, published 74th ILC session (1987)

Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) - Panama (Ratification: 1971)

The Committee notes with interest the draft Decree prepared by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare in order to give effect to the Convention. In this connection, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would inform it whether it is considering including in the above project provisions concerning: (a) subcontractors or assignees of contracts to whom the Convention applies in accordance with Article 1, paragraph 3; (b) the manner in which the clauses to be included in public contracts shall be determined, in order to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 3, and the methods employed in order to consult organisations of employers and workers in this respect; (c) the measures that are considered appropriate to ensure that persons tendering for contracts are aware of the terms of the above clauses, in order to facilitate the adoption of the practical steps set out in Article 2, paragraph 4; (d) the steps that need to be taken in order to bring the employment conditions to the notice of all persons concerned, and the workers in particular, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(a); (e) the measures to be taken to ensure the keeping of adequate records of the time worked by, and the wages paid to, the workers concerned, in order to ensure that the practical steps set forth in Article 4(b)(i) are adopted; (f) the sanctions that can be applied in the event of infringements of the clauses included in contracts concluded by public authorities, in accordance with the provisions of Article 5.