Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Rwanda (Ratification: 1980)

The Committee notes the replies to its previous comments contained in the Government's report.

Article 7, paragraph 3, and Articles 10, 11 and 16 of the Convention. Further to its previous comments the Committee notes from the Government's report that no progress has been made in the application of the above-referred provisions because of the continuing structural economic recession and the effects of the war in the country since 1990. The Committee also notes the Government's hope that the ILO will provide technical and financial assistance to the labour administration services in Rwanda by regularly financing the training of officials in labour, occupational medicine, social security and health matters relating to work, and by ensuring the financing of continuing training programmes for labour inspectors and labour administrators. The Committee trusts the Government will shortly be able to take the necessary measures to overcome the difficulties of staffing, and the provision of transportation, suitable premises, and technical equipment for fulfilling inspection functions, and that it will provide details.

Article 12, paragraph 1(a). Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the draft Act to revise the Labour Code which the Government had earlier hoped would ensure the full application of this provision has not yet been adopted due to the above-mentioned difficulties and other related problems. It trusts the situation in the country will soon permit the Government to adopt the draft Act and thus ensure the implementation of this provision regarding the power of inspectors to enter places liable to inspection by night only, made particularly relevant given the Government's imminent intention to reorganize night work to extend it to women in conformity with the Protocol to Convention No. 89. Please supply a copy when the Act is adopted.

Articles 20 and 21. The Committee noted in its previous comments that annual reports on the activities of the labour inspection services have not reached the Office since 1989. It notes from the Government's report that the political and administrative difficulties encountered by the Government continue to prevent it from applying these provisions. The Committee hopes the situation in the country will improve and that the Government will proceed to request and fully use the technical assistance of the ILO to enable it to compile, publish and supply to the Office within the time-limit fixed by Article 20, annual labour inspection reports containing the information on all the subjects enumerated in Article 21.