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

Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977 (No. 149) - Guyana (Ratification: 1983)

The Committee takes note of the Government's report.

In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to provide a copy of the legislation governing the conditions of employment of nursing personnel and of the collective agreement between the Guyana Public Service Union, and the Public Service Ministry and the Ministry of Health and Public Welfare, and in particular, a copy of the texts referred to in its reports (Nurses' Code of Conduct, General Nursing Council Act, Private Hospital Act (Chap. 33.03) and the Private Hospital Regulations, the Public Service Rules of 1976 and the Public Service Rules of 1987).

The Committee notes the Government's statement that copies of these documents and legal texts are not yet available.

The Committee hopes that the Government will supply these texts, as without them, it is unable to ascertain that legislation and practice are consistent with the Convention. It also requests the Government to provide the information called for in the report form under Articles 5, 6 and 7 of the Convention in respect of nursing personnel employed in the private sector. [The Government is asked to report in detail for the period ending 30 June 1990.]