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

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Caribbean Part of the Netherlands

Application in law and in practice of the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s general indications on the organization and functioning of labour inspection in Bonaire, St. Eustacius and Saba. In this regard, it notes the Government’s explanations that the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment is now responsible for inspections in these parts of the Netherlands and for ensuring compliance with the legal provisions. The Government also refers to cooperation with other inspection services, such as the Building Inspectorate and the National Shipping Inspectorate. The Committee requests the Government to provide more detailed information on the effect given in law and in practice to each provision of the Convention. Noting that no statistical information on the labour inspection activities was provided, the Committee also asks that the Government indicate what measures have been taken or are envisaged to ensure that the central labour inspection authority elaborates, publishes and communicates to the ILO an annual labour inspection report, in accordance with the requirements of Article 20 of the Convention, containing information on all the subjects listed in Article 21 (a)–(g).