Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1996, published 85th ILC session (1997)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Mauritania (Ratification: 1963)

Article 6 of the Convention. With reference to its previous comments concerning the status of inspection staff, the Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its reports. It notes in particular that the Directorate of the Public Service has endeavoured to prepare a draft decree on the conditions of service of the various sections of the public service which would take into account the situation of labour inspectors and controllers, as the Government indicated previously. The Committee recalls that the Government has been reporting the preparation of conditions of service for inspection staff for over 20 years; that a draft text was prepared with the assistance of the ILO taking into consideration the provisions of the Convention and the economic situation of the country; and that the matter was examined by the direct contacts mission which visited the country in 1992. The Committee also recalls that inspectors must benefit from the independence and impartiality that are necessary for the discharge of their duties. It trusts that the necessary measures will be taken in the near future and that the Government will provide information on any development relating to the adoption of the conditions of service of inspection staff.

The Committee is once again addressing a request directly to the Government concerning the application of Articles 7, 10, 11, 16, 20 and 21 of the Convention.