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

Holidays with Pay (Agriculture) Convention, 1952 (No. 101) - Colombia (Ratification: 1969)

Article 9 of the Convention. Compensation for holidays upon termination of the employment contract. The Committee requests the Government to refer to its comments under the Holidays with Pay Convention, 1936 (No. 52).

Article 10. System of inspection. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to the comments of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT). The CGT had reported inspection problems in the agricultural sector due to the shortage of labour inspectorate personnel and requested, on two occasions, the introduction of a reform to strengthen the role of the labour inspectorate of the Ministry of Social Protection, but without success. In its reply, dated 15 January 2009, the Government indicates that the Ministry of Social Protection, through the labour inspection, supervision and control unit, is currently taking steps to modernize and rationalize inspection work by placing the emphasis on prevention. The Committee also notes the indication that standardized procedures and parameters have been established to facilitate the development, financial viability and extension of coverage of the social protection system in the country. Noting that the Government does not provide any information on the number of labour inspectors currently employed in the agricultural sector and the results achieved, the Committee requests the Government to provide further information in this regard and to keep the Office informed of any concrete progress concerning the modernization of the labour inspection system.

Part V of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee requests the Government to provide general information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including, for example, extracts from reports of the inspection services, statistics concerning the number of agricultural workers covered by the relevant legislation, the number of violations reported in the agricultural sector, etc.