Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) - Iraq (Ratification: 1987)

The Committee notes that the Government’s most recent report does not contain any new information regarding the legislative process to implement the Convention. The Committee is therefore bound to repeat it previous direct request which read as follows:

Repetition

With reference to the Government’s most recent report and the Committee’s previous comments, the Committee welcomes the submission of Instructions No. 3 regarding the National Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, but notes that the referenced Act No. 8 of 2006 upgrading the National Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has not yet been made available to the Committee. The Committee requests the Government to supply copies of all relevant pieces of legislation including referenced draft legislation as soon as they have been adopted.

Article 10 of the Convention. Maintaining a comfortable and steady temperature in all premises used by workers. The Committee notes that no new information is provided as regards the application of this Article of the Convention and that the draft instruction is still under consideration. It therefore reiterates its request to the Government to send copies of the referenced draft instructions as soon as they have been adopted.

Article 12. Provision of drinking water at workplaces. The Committee notes that the Government indicates that draft instructions concerning the supply of drinking water at workplaces have been included in a draft Occupational Safety and Health Act, but that this Act has not yet been adopted. The Committee requests the Government to supply copies of these texts as soon as they have been adopted.

Article 14. Provision of suitable seats in offices and other workplaces. The Committee notes that the Government indicates that there were ongoing consultations between the social partners to ensure sufficient and suitable seats for workers. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the outcome of these consultations and on measures which have been taken to ensure that sufficient and suitable seats are supplied for workers.

Article 16. Underground and windowless working premises. The Committee notes that the Government indicates that draft instructions concerning underground and windowless working premises have been included in a draft Occupational Safety and Health Act, but that this Act has not yet been adopted. The Committee requests the Government to supply copies of these texts as soon as they have been adopted.

Part IV of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee notes the intention of the Government to submit inspection reports, but that no such inspection reports were in fact made available to the Committee. The Committee requests the Government to provide a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention and is applied in the country including extracts of reports on the activities of the inspection services.

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

[The Government is asked to reply in detail to the present comments in 2012.]