Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (Ratification: 1977)

In its previous comments, the Committee had noted that, according to the Government's reports concerning the application of Conventions Nos. 77 and 78, the Government was still in the process of preparing a variety of regulations under the General Act on Occupational Safety and Health and Welfare. In its latest report on Convention No. 120, the Government has indicated that this Act contains provisions concerning personal protection for workers, sanitary services and facilities for changing clothing and that these provisions will also be reflected in the regulations concerning hygiene in commerce and offices.

In its comment of 1981, the Committee had noted that section 350 of the General Act on Occupational Safety and Health and Welfare, although referring to seats, did not make it compulsory for employers to provide seats for workers, as required by Article 14 of the Convention. It had further noted that section 365 of the Act provided that suitable facilities for workers to change their clothing shall be present in industrial establishments, and that, under Article 15, such facilities are to be made available in all establishments covered by the Convention.

The Committee once again expresses the hope that the regulations necessary to give full effect to the Convention, in particular Articles 14 and 15, will be adopted in the near future. It requests the Government to indicate, in its next report, the measures taken to this end.