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

Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) - New Caledonia

The Committee notes that, for a number of years, the ILO has not been given any information on the manner in which labour inspection is carried out in the agricultural sector. Successive references to previous reports under this Convention or Convention No. 81 are of no relevance in this respect. The confusion of legal instruments and the human and material resources intended for labour inspection in the industrial, commercial and agricultural sectors should not be an obstacle to the fulfilment of obligations arising from ratification of each of the relevant Conventions.

The Committee recalls in this regard that reports on the application of a Convention communicated to the ILO under articles 35 and 22 of the ILO Constitution must contain: information on legislative provisions or measures and any other measures which affect the application of the Convention in question; replies to questions in the report form on the practical application of the Convention; and replies to any comments by the Committee concerning the application of the Convention. The Government is requested to provide such information in its next report, including information on the manner in which effect is given to Article 6, paragraph 3, and Articles 14 and 21 of the Convention.

The Committee notes that the ILO has not received any annual report on the activities of labour inspection in agriculture. The Committee recalls that the declaration of application of an international labour Convention to a non-metropolitan territory shall be applied implies a commitment to fulfil the obligations laid down in that Convention. The Committee therefore requests the Government to take the necessary measures without delay to apply the provisions of this Convention, both in law and in practice, and to provide information on specific measures taken to that end in its next report. The Committee furthermore trusts that annual inspection reports will be published and transmitted to the ILO in the near future, in accordance with Article 26 of the Convention, and that they will contain the information requested on all the subjects listed in Article 27.