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

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Poland (Ratification: 1961)

1. The Committee notes with interest the information supplied by the Government in reply to its earlier query, to the effect that Acts Nos. 273 of 18 December 1982, 176 of 21 July 1983 and 167 of 25 July 1985 are no longer in force and their provisions are no longer applied. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any measures of restitution contemplated or taken to compensate victims of previous acts of discrimination based on political opinion for loss of employment or other related benefits.

2. The Committee notes that no information has been provided on the revision of Act No. 214 of 16 September 1982 on workers of state administrative organs. It once again hopes that its previous comments will be taken into consideration in the revision and requests the Government to supply a copy of the text upon its adoption. The Committee recalls that it had previously asked the Government to indicate the measures taken to ensure that the political opinions of workers are not taken into account in connection with employment and the appraisal of skills in the public service under section 13 of the Order of the Council of Ministers of 8 November 1982. The Committee reiterates this request.

3. In its previous comments the Committee had noted that Part 3, section 8, of the Act on Employment dated 29 December 1989 imposes the duty on employment services to provide assistance to all jobseekers regardless of nationality, membership of political or social organizations, sex, religion or any other such considerations. It again requests the Government to provide information on the measures taken to ensure that discrimination does not exist on any of the grounds set out in Article 1, paragraph 1(a), of the Convention, including national extraction, race and colour in the placing of persons in employment and vocational training and to indicate the measures taken in the placement services to promote equality on all the grounds in accordance with the provisions of the Convention.

4. Further to its previous comment, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on the implementation of the training and placement programmes set up for the disabled pursuant to the Act of 9 May 1991 on Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation of the Disabled as well as Part 5 of the Act on Employment, dated 29 December 1989.

5. Further to point 6 in its observation, the Committee requests the Government to provide copies of newly adopted legislative texts, including the Law on Radio Broadcasting and Television of February 1993, which may have a direct or indirect bearing on the application of the Convention.