Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1993, published 80th ILC session (1993)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (Ratification: 1973)

Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the information supplied by the Government at the Conference Committee in 1992. It hopes that the next report will contain information on the following matters:

Article 5 of the Convention. The Committee notes the information concerning the events and practical actions organized and carried out with the technical cooperation of the Office in order to encourage effective cooperation between the employees of the labour inspectorate and employers and workers or their organizations. It would be grateful if the Government would also provide full information on all other types of more formal or institutionalized contacts, for example in the form of tripartite committees, between the labour inspection services and employers and workers or their organizations.

Articles 6 and 7. The Committee notes the Government's statement that the regulations approved by Ministerial Resolution No. 346/87 have come into force. It also notes with interest that, in order to improve the efficiency of the labour inspectorate, inspection services have been set up in certain districts, and that the total number of inspectors increased by ten between 1991 and 1992. It asks the Government to indicate any measures taken to ensure that labour inspectors receive initial and continuous vocational training, and to continue to provide information on the conditions of employment of labour inspectors.

Articles 10 and 11. The Committee asks the Government to provide detailed information on the improvements in the working environment of labour inspectors since 1989, and on the means of transport placed at their disposal, and to indicate any change in the number of inspectors.

Articles 16, 20 and 21. The Committee hopes that the Government will provide detailed information on the frequency and thoroughness of inspection visits and on all the subjects listed in Article 21 of the Convention. The Committee recalls that inspection reports must be published and transmitted to the International Labour Office. It notes that a request has been made for technical assistance in this regard and hopes that with the help of the Office the Government will be able to overcome the difficulties encountered in compiling and publishing annual inspection reports regularly.