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

Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) - Congo (Ratification: 1986)

The Committee takes note of the information supplied by the Government in its first report. It would be grateful if the Government would furnish the following with its next report:

1.the legislative texts currently in force governing the organisation and operation of the General Labour Directorate and the Regional Labour Directorates, and of the General Directorate and Regional Offices of the National Employment and Manpower Office;

2.information on the organisation and practical results of the work of the labour inspection services;

3.additional information on the application of the following Articles of the Convention:

Article 5, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Please state whether measures have been taken at the regional and local levels and in different sectors of economic activity to ensure consultation, co-operation and negotiation between the public authorities and the employers' and workers' organisations.

Article 9. Please provide detailed information on the operation of parastatal agencies that are responsible for labour administration activities, and on the means available to the Ministry of Labour to ascertain whether these agencies are operating in accordance with national laws and regulations and are adhering to the objectives assigned to them.

Article 10. Please indicate the provisions governing the status of public employees and, where appropriate, provide a copy of them. Should specific rules be adopted for labour administration staff, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide a copy of them. Furthermore, the Committee notes that the difficulties encountered in applying the Convention are largely due to the inadequate material means and financial resources available to labour administration staff, and requests the Government to provide detailed information on the measures it envisages taking to enable such staff to perform their duties effectively.