Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Argentina (Ratification: 1955)

Article 6 of the Convention. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes that, according to the Government's report, the change of government does not affect the stability of employment of labour inspectors and that such stability of employment would be legally protected within the National System of the Administrative Profession (SINAPA). The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide full details on SINAPA indicating how the requirements of this provision of the Convention are met in law and practice.

Article 20. The Committee notes the Government's reply that there is no general information available concerning the activities of the inspection services as the coordination of such activities has been decentralized by virtue of the framework agreement concluded between the central Government and the provinces. It recalls that this provision of the Convention requires the central inspection authority to publish an annual general report on the work of the inspection services under its control; "central authority" meaning either a federal authority or a central authority of a federal unit (Article 4, paragraph 2). It recalls that no annual labour inspection report has been received since 1984. The Committee reiterates its previous comments that, in the absence of annual inspection reports that provide the practical information called for by the Convention, it is impossible to evaluate the application of the Convention or to determine what further measures need to be taken in order to ensure that workplaces are inspected as often and as thoroughly as necessary in compliance with Article 16. The Committee urges the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged in this regard.

Article 21. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report that corresponds to the information required by this Article of the Convention. It points out to the Government that this information should be included in the annual report referred to above, which should also provide details concerning the inspection staff of each province (subparagraph (b)); the statistics of workplace liable to inspection and the number of workers employed therein (subparagraph (c)); statistics of inspection visits, violations and penalties imposed, industrial accidents and occupational diseases for each province (subparagraphs (d) to (g)).

The Committee is also addressing a direct request to the Government concerning other matters.