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

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Sao Tome and Principe (Ratification: 1982)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the following matter raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes with interest the information contained in the Government's latest report concerning legislative and administrative changes. The labour inspectorate has been one of the priorities, because of its past difficulties, including severe staff shortages. The Committee therefore notes with interest the Government's request for the technical assistance of the ILO in training the technical staff of the Labour Inspectorate which is now being considered by the responsible authorities together with the Office. It hopes this assistance will be provided soon and enable the Government to address the matters raised in its previous direct request, which dealt with questions related to: the conditions of service and powers of the Labour Inspectorate (Articles 6, 9, 12 paragraph 1(c), 14 and 15(a) and (b) of the Convention), the number of labour inspectors (Article 10), the necessary transport facilities (Article 11), the regularity and thoroughness of visits of workplaces liable to inspection (Article 16) and the publication, transmission and contents of annual general inspection reports (Articles 20 and 21).