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

Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932 (No. 32) - Slovenia (Ratification: 1992)

1. The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s latest report, as well as the national laws and regulations referred to therein. The Committee notes in particular the statement by the Port Authority of Koper, according to which Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 17 of the Convention are no longer relevant to Slovenia, since this Convention dates back to 1932 and reflects the level of technology and method of work at that time.

2. The Committee takes this opportunity to recall that the Governing Body of the ILO has invited parties to Convention No. 32 to consider ratification of the Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152), which revised Convention No. 32. Such ratification would automatically entail an immediate denunciation of Convention No. 32 (GB.268/LILS/5(Rev.1), paragraphs 99-101). The Committee also wishes to bring to the Government’s attention the ILO’s newly adopted code of practice in this area, Safety and health in ports, Geneva, 2005. This code of practice is available, inter alia, through the ILO’s web site by the following link: http://www.ilo.org/public/english/
protection/safework/cops/english/index.htm. The Government is requested to keep the Committee informed of any developments in this respect.

3. Part V of the report form. The Committee notes the information, according to which the legislation adopted on the basis of this Convention covers around 1,000 employees and that, while the number and nature of safety at work violations are unknown, the report of the Maritime Administration of the Republic of Slovenia reports that over the past three years (i.e. 1990-2002), there have been no fatalities at work in the Port of Koper. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to provide relevant statistical information with its next report including on the number, nature and causes of accidents reported, if any, as well as information on measures taken or envisaged to protect the workers against such accidents and other relevant information on a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied, in accordance with Part V of the report form.