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

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Slovakia (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its reports on the application of the Convention received in October 1993 and December 1994. It would be grateful if the Government's next report would contain additional information on the following points:

Article 4, paragraph 3, of the Convention. The Committee notes the information concerning the activities of the Council of Economic and Social Agreement, which is a central tripartite body with broad functions in the field of social policy covering also the employment policy matters, and of the regional advisory committees comprising representatives of employers and workers, which are established at every regional employment office. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate, in its next report, whether the representatives of employers and workers on these bodies are appointed in equal numbers after consultation with representative organizations of employers and workers, as required by this Article.

Article 7(a). The Committee notes the Government's indications in the report received in October 1993 concerning software programmes which make possible the classification of applicants for employment according to their profession, education, age, sex, etc. It would be grateful if the Government would indicate, in its next report, whether any measures have been taken or envisaged with a view to facilitating within the various employment offices specialization by occupations and by industries, such as agriculture or any other branch of activity in which such specialization may be useful, as required by this Article. In this connection, the Committee would like to draw the Government's attention to Paragraph 4(a) of the Employment Service Recommendation, 1948 (No. 83), which provides certain guidelines for the application of this provision of the Convention.

Article 8. The Committee notes from the Government's report received in October 1993 the information concerning a project being implemented in cooperation with the British employment service, as well as certain arrangements for juveniles initiated in some employment offices (Bratislava, Kosice). It also notes the Government's statement to the effect that special programmes for youth have not yet been elaborated. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply, in its next report, information on the elaboration of any new special programmes for youth within the framework of the employment and vocational guidance services.

Article 11. The Committee notes the Government's indications in the report received in October 1993 concerning the exchange of information on certain questions between public offices and private employment agencies. It would be grateful if, in its next report, the Government would refer specifically to measures taken or envisaged to secure effective cooperation between the public employment service and private employment agencies not conducted with a view to profit (if such agencies exist in practice), as required by this Article.