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

Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) - Czechia (Ratification: 2000)

The Committee notes the Government’s report which was received at the Office on 14 September 2010.

The Committee notes with interest that the ratification of the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), by the Czech Republic was registered at the ILO on 16 March 2011. It notes from the Government’s report that this ratification was preceded by the adoption in 2005 of the Labour Inspection Act No. 251/2005 and the creation of the new State Labour Inspection Office through the merger of the Czech Occupational Safety Office and the units within labour offices responsible for inspection of conditions of work. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would communicate an organigramme of the labour administration system pursuant to the abovementioned reform.

Articles 6 and 10 of the Convention. Effective performance of the functions of labour administration. In its previous comments, the Committee had noted that according to the Czech–Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (CMKOS), the fact that the Employment Act No. 435/2004 assigned new responsibilities to labour offices in the area of active labour market policies might function to the detriment of their core activities in an environment marked by an alarming rate of unemployment. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the activities carried out by the 14 regional labour offices under section 8 of the Act: provision of employment services; advice and information to employers and workers and keeping of relevant records; preparation of employment policies; monitoring and evaluation of the labour market through statistics and forecasts; and implementation of active employment policy tools, notably through the implementation of international programmes or programmes with international participation. The Committee recalls that under Articles 6 and 10 of the Convention, the staff of the labour administration system should have the status, material means and financial resources necessary for the effective performance of their duties which can include the preparation, administration, coordination and review of national employment policy, the study and review of the situation of the labour market and the provision of services and technical advice to employers and workers and their respective organizations. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would specify the material means and financial resources allocated to regional offices and communicate reports on their activities or any other information illustrating the impact of these activities on the effective functioning of the labour administration system.

Parts III and IV of the report form. The Committee notes the Annual General Report of the Czech Occupational Safety Office for 2005, communicated by the Government. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to communicate reports on the activities of the main labour administration services as well as information on any practical difficulties encountered in the application of the Convention. It also requests information on any court decisions involving questions of principle relating to the application of the Convention.