Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1988, published 75th ILC session (1988)

Occupational Cancer Convention, 1974 (No. 139) - Nicaragua (Ratification: 1981)

The Committee notes with interest from the Government's reply to its previous direct request that the Government is undertaking special efforts to establish standards on the safety measures to be taken to prevent the risks of occupational cancer. The Committee recalls that measures should be adopted to give effect in particular to the following provisions of the Convention: Article 1 (periodical determination of carcinogenic substances and agents to which occupational exposure must be prohibited or made subject to authorisation or control); Article 2 (replacement of carcinogenic substances and agents by others that are less harmful and reduction of the duration of exposure); Article 3 (special measures of protection against the risks of exposure and establishment of a system of records); Article 5 (medical or biological examinations of the workers concerned during the period of employment and thereafter).

The Committee hopes that standards will be established in the near future to give effect to the Convention in accordance with Article 6(a) of the Convention, that they will take account of the most recent information contained in the Codes of Practice or guides established by international bodies including the ILO and that the next report will indicate the progress made in this regard.