Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) - Niger (Ratification: 2009)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous comments.

Repetition

The Committee notes the Government’s brief report. It notes that Act No. 2012-045 of 25 September 2012 on the Labour Code establishes, under section 261, an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Advisory Committee under the Ministry of Labour to examine issues concerned with workers’ safety and health, and that a decree will establish the composition and functioning of this Committee. This Committee is a tripartite body made up of 24 members: eight workers’ representatives, eight employers’ representatives and eight representatives of the State and public establishments. It also notes that the Government refers, in its report, to the existence of a national social security fund and states that other projects are under way, that is: the national OSH framework document and its plan of action; the specific OSH code; the listing of occupational hazards; and the setting up of a higher council for the prevention of occupational hazards. The Committee nevertheless considers that the brief information provided does not enable it to fully assess the application of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to provide detailed information on the progress made in carrying out the abovementioned projects and to send a copy of the relevant documentation. Finally, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on each paragraph and subparagraph of Article 5 of the Convention.