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

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Kenya (Ratification: 1964)

Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes with interest the information provided by the Government in its report and the annual report of the Labour Department for 1994. The Committee also notes with interest the information that the benefits obtained from the completion of phase I of the ILO/Kenya Tripartite Labour Inspection Project have permitted the performance of the Labour Department and the Inspectorate in particular to be maintained in quality and in quantity. It hopes that the successful results of phase I will enable the continuation of the reforms started by obtaining funding for a phase II proposal. The Committee also hopes to revert to these positive developments under this Convention and under Convention No. 129 also ratified by Kenya.

Articles 14 and 21 of the Convention. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes that the Government has not included information regarding the list of premises (7,000) that are subject to labour inspection as well as the number of workers employed therein, and the measures taken or contemplated to strengthen the inspection services with regard to notification of occupational diseases. The Committee further notes that, like previous reports, the annual Labour Department report for 1994 does not contain statistics on occupational diseases (Article 21(g)), and on the number of workplaces liable to inspection and the number of workers employed therein (Article 21(c)). The Committee hopes that all appropriate measures will be taken soon to include these particulars in future annual reports as required by these Articles of the Convention.