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

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Yemen (Ratification: 1976)

Article 5 of the Convention. The Committee notes from the Government's report that there are hardly any contacts and cooperation between the inspection services and other government services engaged in similar activities as required by this provision of the Convention. Please give full particulars in future reports in this respect.

Article 6. Please provide particulars on measures taken or envisaged to ensure that the inspection staff are adequately paid and sufficiently independent of improper external influences including from employers concerned, as required by this provision of the Convention.

Articles 7, 8, 10, 11 and 16. The Committee notes from the Government's report that the labour inspectorate lacks qualified inspectors including female inspectors (Articles 7 and 8), in adequate numbers to enable it to discharge its duties (Articles 10 and 16). The Committee also notes problems regarding the provision of suitably equipped offices including typewriters and direct telephone lines (Article 11(a)), and means of transportation for inspectors (Article 11(b)). Please provide details on measures taken or envisaged in this respect.

Article 12. The Committee notes the information that labour inspectors have been prevented from visiting oil companies. Please provide particulars of measures taken or envisaged to enable inspectors provided with proper credentials to visit all workplaces liable to inspection.

Articles 19, 20 and 21. The Committee notes the annual inspection report for 1991 and the summary report for 1992. It notes that the report for 1991 does not contain statistics of workplaces liable to inspection and the number of workers employed therein (Article 21(c)) and statistics of occupational diseases (Article 21(g)). The Committee hopes annual inspection reports containing all the particulars listed in Article 21 will be published and transmitted within the time limits set by Article 20. In this respect the Committee notes the information that the Government has sought and obtained the technical assistance of the Office in its efforts to restructure and reorganize the Labour Ministry and in particular its Labour Administration services in the context of the reunification of the two Yemens. It hopes this will lead to a better implementation of the provisions of the Convention.