Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2010, published 100th ILC session (2011)

White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921 (No. 13) - Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee notes the responses provided by the Government which reaffirm that there are no special regulations that solely address the protection in relation to the use of white lead and sulphate of lead and of all products containing these pigments, but that protection has been provided under general health and safety regulations. The Committee also notes that effect does not appear to have been given to the majority of the provisions of the Convention across all three entities. Referring to its comments under the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), the Committee hopes that the Government will seek technical assistance from the Office for the development of legislation giving effect to the provisions of the Conventions ratified by Bosnia and Herzegovina, and regarding the reporting obligations associated with such ratifications.

Article 7. Statistics on morbidity and mortality. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government indicating that compilation of data on work accidents and occupational diseases, while mandatory, is not fully carried out in the Federation of BiH and therefore such data are not accessible. The Government has also indicated that there were no reported cases of work injury caused by lead poisoning in the Republika of Srpska during the reporting period. The Committee requests the Government to provide relevant statistics across all three entities – the Federation of BiH, the Republika of Srpska and the Brčko District – concerning cases of morbidity and mortality due to lead poisoning, in accordance with Article 7 of the Convention; and to provide full information on the action taken for the compilation of such statistics.