Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Côte d'Ivoire (Ratification: 1987)

In reply to the Committee’s previous comments on the material situation of the inspection services (Article 11 of the Convention) and the number of inspections to establishments (Article 16), the Government provides information indicating that the inspection services are almost totally unable to accomplish their duties because they lack the means despite an adequate geographical distribution of facilities and human resources. The deficiencies of labour inspection are also raised in the Government’s report on the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138).

The Committee notes the Government’s announcement of a plan for the labour inspectorate to establish a national register of enterprises with ILO support. It trusts that measures have been taken to this end and that the relevant information will soon be sent. Such a register, if it contains details of the number, nature, size and situation of enterprises, as well as the number and categories of the workers they employ (Article 10(a)(i) and (ii)), will undoubtedly be a valuable tool for determining the human resources and material means required to operate a labour inspection system of the kind provided for by the Convention. The Committee draws the Government’s attention to the advisability of seeking international financial cooperation for the implementation of this or any other project designed to improve the efficiency of labour inspection. It would be grateful if the Government would take all appropriate steps to this end and at all events inform the Office of any developments relating to the implementation of the obligations arising from the ratification of the Convention.