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

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ratification: 1969)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in reply to its previous comments.

Article 3 of the Convention. The Committee notes with interest that the Department of Employment and Social Insurance is progressively continuing to establish employment offices in the regions, and that three employment offices have been opened respectively in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Kisangani. It also notes the Government's statement that this programme is being continued in the eight other regions of the country. The Committee hopes that in the near future the Government will be able to report that new progress has been achieved in the development of a network of employment offices, in accordance with this Article of the Convention.

Articles 4 and 5. The Committee notes that the draft ordinance, establishing the new National Employment Service, was submitted for examination by the Executive Council and that representatives of employers and workers took an active part in all the discussions on the organisation and discussion of the National Employment Service at the 21st Session of the National Employment Council. The Committee hopes that the Government will supply additional information in its next report in order to give fuller details on the arrangements that have been made, in accordance with these provisions of the Convention, for the co-operation of representatives of employers and workers in the organisation and operation of the employment service and the development of the policy of this service.

Application in practice and other information required by the report form. The Committee notes the Government's concern to improve the collection of statistics related to the application of the Convention. It hopes that the Government will be able to furnish in due time, the statistical information that has been published (particularly concerning the number of applications for employment received, the number of vacancies notified and the number of persons placed in employment), and any relevant general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied, in accordance with points IV and VI of the report form. Please also supply the ILO with the text of the above ordinance once it has been adopted.