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

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (Ratification: 1977)

The Committee notes the Government's report. The Government regrets that no overall employment service within the meaning of the Convention has been established. However, the current administration is in the process of implementing a programme of modernization in the field of labour relations, including a subprogramme for modernizing labour administration and strengthening the department responsible for the employment service. The Ministry of Labour has given instructions that its annual programme of work should place greater emphasis on employment. This will require giving greater powers to departmental managers and the establishment of regional employment units to cover requirements over the entire national territory. The Committee trusts that the technical assistance which the Government wishes to obtain will enable it to give effect to the provisions of the Convention and to reply to the following points which were brought up in the Committee's observation of 1995.

Articles 1 to 5 of the Convention. The Government has already stated its intention to establish an overall employment service in the form set out in these Articles. The Committee therefore reiterates its hope that the Government will be able to supply information on the extent to which effect has been given to the above Articles of the Convention, with particular emphasis on the creation of a network of local and, where appropriate, regional offices, as well as the arrangements made through advisory committees for the cooperation of representatives of employers and workers in the organization and operation of the employment service and in the development of the employment service policy.

Articles 6, 7 and 8. The Committee again asks the Government to continue to supply information on efforts being made to expand the functions of the employment service, indicating, in particular, measures taken to facilitate specialization by occupations and by industries and to meet adequately the needs of particular categories of applicants for employment, in accordance with these Articles. Please also furnish statistical information on the number of applications of employment received, the number of vacancies notified and the number of persons placed in employment, as requested in Part IV of the report form.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 2000.]