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

Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) - Republic of Moldova (Ratification: 1997)

With reference to its comments under the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), the Committee would be grateful if the Government would communicate the requested information in so far as labour inspection in agriculture is specifically concerned. The Committee also draws the Government’s attention to the following points.

Article 9, paragraph 3, of the Convention. Adequate training for labour inspectors in agriculture. According to the Government, article 37 of the Public Position and Public Civil Service Law provides for the organization of systematic and planned process of continuous professional development of all public servants. In that context, labour inspectors improve their skills through training courses and workshops in accordance with the programmes approved by the General Public Inspector. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide detailed information on the content and frequency of training courses and workshops specifically geared to the exercise of the functions of labour inspectors in agriculture. The Committee would also be grateful if the Government would forward a copy of the aforementioned law and keep the ILO informed of measures taken to this end.

Article 8, paragraph 2, and Article 13. Involvement and collaboration of employers, workers and their organizations in inspection activities. According to the Government, the labour inspectorates have conducted meetings with the heads of local public administrations, devoted to the issues of efficient implementation of labour legislation in agriculture, as well as the health and safety rules applied to the works of this sector. Moreover, labour inspectors have visited agricultural enterprises together with the representatives of trade unions, sanitary and epidemiological centres, energy consumption boards and technical control agencies. The Committee once again requests the Government to supply as detailed information as possible on the specific activities of collaboration undertaken in relation to agricultural undertakings and their results.

Articles 19 and 27, paragraphs (f) and (g). Notification of industrial accidents and cases of occupational disease in agriculture and association of inspectors with on the spot inquiry into the cause thereof. Relevant statistics. According to the Government, in accordance with article 225, paragraph (u) of the Labour Code and article 13 of the Safety and Health Law No. 186-XVI of 10 July 2008, the employer is obliged to provide “correct and duly informing, investigation, account and reporting about accidents on manufacture and occupational diseases …”. The procedure related to this article has been established by the rules related to investigation of accidents approved by the Government’s Decision No. 1361 of 22 December 2005, under which the employer is obliged in case of an accident to inform immediately the labour inspection. With reference to its previous request, the Committee asks the Government once again to take necessary measures so that the labour inspectorate is also informed of work accidents and cases of occupational disease occurring in agriculture and that as far as possible labour inspectors are associated with any on the spot inquiry into the causes of such accidents or diseases. It asks the Government to ensure that relevant statistics will be included in the annual labour inspection report.

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would also provide a copy of the aforementioned Law and Government Decision.

Articles 26 and 27. Publication of the annual report on labour inspection activities in the agricultural sector. While noting with interest the detailed information contained in the annual report on labour inspection activities, the Committee recalls that under Article 26(2) of the Convention the annual report of the central inspection authority should be published and would be grateful if the Government would clarify if such report for 2008 has been published. In the negative, the Committee requests it to take necessary measures to this end and to provide the ILO with relevant information.