Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921 (No. 13) - Finland (Ratification: 1929)

1. Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee notes that Act (101/29) on the Prohibition of White Lead and Lead Sulphate in Certain Painting Work has been repealed by the Act (564/96) of 26 July 1996. The Committee would therefore request the Government whether another law or regulation, as for example the Decision of the Council of State (27 May 1992/489), provide for the prohibition of the use of white lead or sulphate of lead in order to give effect to Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention.

2. Article 7. The Committee notes the statistical data provided by the Government. It would request the Government to continue to provide all statistics with regard to lead poisoning among working painters to the ILO.