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

Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) - Uruguay (Ratification: 1973)

The Committee refers the Government to its observation and draws its attention to the following matters.

Article 24 of the Convention. Noting that the amount of the fines imposed for breach of the labour legislation is set and adjusted by law, and that the relevant law in force is Act No. 15.903 of 10 November 1987, the Committee wishes to point out the advisability of having a regulatory procedure for adjusting fines which is more expeditious and hence better able to ensure that fines are adapted to the monetary situation and so remain adequate, as required by this provision of the Convention. It would be grateful if the Government would give consideration to this possibility and would keep the Office informed of any developments in this respect.

Articles 26 and 27. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes that no annual inspection report has been published for ten years. It points out that such a report, containing the information required by Article 27, is an essential tool for an assessment, both nationally by the Government and the social partners and internationally by the ILO’s supervisory bodies, of the extent to which the Convention is applied. The Committee therefore requests the Government to take prompt measures to ensure that the central inspection authority for agriculture fulfils its obligation to publish an annual report within the period established in and in accordance with Article 26.