Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Medical Examination of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1946 (No. 77) - Cameroon (Ratification: 1970)

Part V of the report form. Application of the Convention in practice. In its previous comments, the Committee noted that, in July 2001, the Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Insurance established a commission to evaluate and follow up implementation of ILO Conventions, the responsibilities of which include preparing draft legislation to bring the laws and regulations of Cameroon into compliance with international labour Conventions ratified by Cameroon. It also noted that at its first meeting, in August 2001, the commission examined this Convention among others. The Committee asked the Government to provide information on the results of the commission’s work and on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice.

In its report, the Committee indicates that the commission responsible for evaluating and following up implementation of ILO Conventions convened and that its report will be sent to the Office shortly. It also indicates that neither statistical data nor labour inspection reports are available. However, measures are being taken to set up a database on child labour. The Committee notes the information sent by the Government. It asks the Government to send as soon as possible the report of the commission responsible for evaluating and following up the implementation of ILO Conventions. While expressing the hope that the database on child labour will be put into operation as soon as possible, the Committee asks the Government also to provide information on the application of the Convention in practice, such as statistics on the number of young persons engaged in work and who are subject to medical examinations, and extracts of the reports of the inspection services indicating the number and nature of the infringements reported.