Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2008, published 98th ILC session (2009)

Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) - Cameroon (Ratification: 1962)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its previous observation which read as follows:

The Committee notes that, in reply to the comments made in 2006 by the General Union of Cameroon Workers (UGTC), the Government merely states the procedure followed by the inspection services when a dispute is brought before them. It also notes that, according to the Government, the inspectors can only act if they are informed of a dispute of this type and that the workers must act as the link to the labour inspectorate in enterprises. The Committee is bound to observe that this extremely brief report of the Government does not reply to the UGTC allegations, according to which, in most cases, the employers do not pay the wages provided for by the collective agreement of the sector concerned, and workers engaged in the execution of public contracts do not have any social security protection. The Committee requests the Government to reply in detail to its previous comment on this point and on the other issues raised.

The Committee also draws the Government’s attention to its 2008 General Survey on labour clauses in public contracts, which gives an overview of law and practice in this field in the member States and provides an evaluation of the impact and current relevance of Convention No. 94.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.

For all useful purposes, the Committee attaches herewith a copy of a Practical Guide, prepared by the Office principally on the basis of the abovementioned General Survey, to help better understand the requirements of the Convention and ultimately improve its application in law.