Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1991, published 78th ILC session (1991)

Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 96) - Sri Lanka (Ratification: 1958)

The Committee has noted the observations made in March 1990 by the Lanka Jathika Estate Workers' Union relating to the application in Sri Lanka of the Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 96), and in particular, to the activities of employment agencies operating under the Foreign Employment Agencies Act No. 32 of 1980. The Union considers that despite the legislative measures taken under the above-mentioned Act and the Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Act No. 37 of 1956, there does not appear to be a proper control of the activities of these agencies (in particular, as regards fees) and proper safeguard of the prospective foreign jobseekers.

The Committee has also noted that these observations were sent to the Government, in April 1990, for such comments as might be judged appropriate. The Committee observes that no such comments have been received from the Government. It therefore requests the Government to refer to these observations in its next report and to make such comments as it considers appropriate in order to enable the Committee to examine the questions raised by the above-mentioned organisation in substance.