Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

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

In its previous comments the Committee had expressed the hope that the Government would take measures to give full effect to Article 14 of the Convention (notification of cases of occupational diseases to the labour inspectorate) and Article 15(b) (obligation of inspections not to reveal secrets). The Committee notes with interest the information contained in the Government's report that draft legislation to revise the occupational health and safety legislation is being prepared with ILO assistance and that a national multidisciplinary committee to evaluate the system of reporting of occupational accidents and diseases has been established. The Committee hopes that the Government will soon be in a position to report on progress achieved.

Articles 20 and 21. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes with interest the 1993 annual labour inspection report communicated with the Government's report, which gives comprehensive information on the activities of the inspection services. It notes however that the report does not contain statistics on occupational diseases. The Committee hopes that following the evaluation of the system of reporting of occupational accidents and diseases the Government will be in a position to include such statistics in the annual labour inspection reports (Article 21(g)) and that it will continue to publish and transmit to the ILO these reports within the time-limits set forth in Article 20.