Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - China - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Ratification: 1997)

The Committee notes with interest the detailed information provided by the Government in its report and in the attached CD-ROM, containing the annual report of the Labour Department for 2003.

The Committee notes the information in the Government’s report under Article 3 of the Convention that, besides their main duties provided for by this provision, labour inspectors are entrusted with the control of illegal employment of workers.

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide detailed information on the manner in which this duty is performed by labour inspectors and indicate, in particular, the measures taken to ensure that this duty does not prejudice the performance of their primary duties pertaining to conditions of work and the protection of workers while engaged in their work.