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

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - France (Ratification: 1950)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. Furthermore, it notes the comments submitted by CGT (Union of Social Affairs/Federation of Public Services/Labour Inspectorate for Transport) alleging non-observance by the Government of Article 11 of the Convention.

The CGT/Union of Social Affairs indicates that, contrary to the observations communicated by the Government to the Committee of Experts in 1989, according to which "an increase in the budget allocated to the Labour Inspectorate for Transport is now under examination and measures to generalise the use of service cars are being taken",

- the budget allocated to transport costs has been reduced by 8.57 per cent;

- the staff of the Labour Inspectorate for Transport have been asked to limit their inspections and, in particular, no longer to carry out regular inspections;

- the use of service cars by the inspection services is not facilitated.

The Committee hopes, as it did in its previous direct request, that the Government will spare no effort in providing the Labour Inspectorate for Transport with all the means necessary for the effective exercise of their duties and requests it, in its next report, to supply information on the measures taken in this respect.