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

Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) Convention, 1962 (No. 117) - Paraguay (Ratification: 1969)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the following matters raised in its previous direct request:

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in response to its previous comments, in particular, concerning the application of Article 8 of the Convention.

Articles 6 and 7. The Committee notes the Government's indication that, with the termination of the work in the Itaipú project, thousands of workers are going to be withdrawn, while in the Yacyretá project, more than 3,000 workers continue working. It requests the Government to continue to provide information on migratory movements in the country as well as on the measures consequently taken to give effect to these Articles of the Convention.

Article 15(1). In the absence of response in the Government's report on the application of this Article, the Committee again asks the Government to supply information on measures taken or envisaged for the progressive development of education, vocational training and apprenticeship, with particular reference to the measures to encourage the enrolment at the primary level education.