Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2007, published 97th ILC session (2008)

Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) - Argentina (Ratification: 1985)

Also referring to its comments under the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), the Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s report and the attached documents.

Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Labour inspection and conditions of life of workers and their families. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee requests the Government to indicate whether it is planned for the labour inspectorate to develop new activities in relation to the conditions of life of the family members of agricultural workers, such as activities intended to ensure the school attendance of the children of agricultural workers, raise awareness of the health and safety risks associated with agricultural machinery, chemical substances and the risks of animal bites and stings, and extend sickness and accident insurance to families.

Article 9. Training of labour inspectors in agriculture. The Committee once again draws the Government’s attention to the need to provide labour inspectors in agriculture with specific training to guarantee adequate protection of the large workforce working or living on agricultural undertakings. It requests the Government to take measures to this end and to provide the Office with information on any relevant measures and any difficulties encountered.

Articles 26 and 27. Annual inspection report. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes with interest the establishment of the Single Register of Inspections, Infringements and Penalties (RUIIS) in five provincial administrations, as well as the preparation of such a register in five others. It notes that in its plenary meetings the Federal Labour Council is continuing to develop a project for the strengthening of labour services, taking into account disparities in resources and facilities. The Committee requests the Government to take all the necessary measures to prepare an annual inspection report that provides a basis for evaluating the operation of the inspection system in agriculture and determining the resources necessary for its improvement. Emphasizing that such a report has to be published and a copy provided to the ILO, the Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken to this end.