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

Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) - Paraguay (Ratification: 1967)

Legislation. The Committee notes the Government’s report and the attached legislation, including Act No. 5115 of 29 November 2013, creating the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, which has responsibility for, inter alia, developing policies and establishing regulations on occupational safety and health, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare and the Social Insurance Institute, and for monitoring and ensuring compliance with the legislation.

Article 6(1) of the Convention. Appropriate measures taken by the inspectorate. Application of the Convention in practice. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government’s statement that, due to the creation of the new Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, it is in the process of administrative reorganization, which includes the establishment and strengthening with ILO support of the Directorate for Inspection and Supervision. The Committee notes an inspection report. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in Paraguay, including the number of workers covered by the legislation relating to the Convention, and on problems of application and trends in the types of violations identified by the labour inspectorate.