Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) - Portugal (Ratification: 1983)

The Committee notes with interest the numerous legislative texts on occupational safety and health adopted since the Government’s last report was received. It notes that the Government has provided in its report the comments made by the General Workers’ Union (UGT) relating to the various awareness-raising activities organized by the federation on the subject of the risks related to osteomuscular injuries. The Committee also notes that, according to the report, an administrative restructuring took place in the field of occupational safety and health in 2006; the General Labour Inspectorate and the Occupational Safety, Hygiene and Health Institute were merged to create the Working Conditions Authority and that in 2007, the Working Conditions Authority promoted the integrated treatment of the issue of osteomuscular injuries through the integration of prevention, rehabilitation and occupational reintegration of workers affected by this problem.

Part IV of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the application of the Convention in practice and in particular on trends relating to occupational diseases in the context of the Convention, with special reference to the measures adopted to prevent osteomuscular injuries and the impact of these measures.