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

Medical Examination of Young Persons (Non-Industrial Occupations) Convention, 1946 (No. 78) - Cameroon (Ratification: 1970)

The Committee notes that the Government has not yet adopted the necessary measures for the application of the Convention to children and young persons engaged in own-account activities. It notes the Government’s repeated indication that medical examinations of young persons should be extended, among others, to those engaged in own-account activities in the informal economy. In this respect, the municipal authorities in Cameroon have begun to extend medical examinations to a category of workers in the informal economy. However, in view of the complexity of the informal economy, the Government envisages seeking the technical and financial support of the Office with a view to identifying employers in the informal economy, through statistical surveys, for the purposes of regulation and protection. In view of the fact that the Government has on several occasions expressed its intention of resolving this problem, the Committee trusts that it will take the necessary measures on an urgent basis with ILO technical assistance to ensure the application of the Convention, in both law and practice, to all young workers covered by the Convention, including those working in the informal economy. Finally, the Committee is bound to hope that the Government’s next report will provide information on the progress achieved in this respect.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 2005.]