Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2016, published 106th ILC session (2017)

Labour Inspectorates (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947 (No. 85) - Anguilla

The Committee notes with deep concern that the Government’s report once again does not provide a reply in relation to the Committee’s requests. It is therefore bound to repeat its previous comments.

Repetition

The Committee notes the indication by the Government that the United Kingdom no longer provides grant-in-aid to the Government of Anguilla in an effort to ensure greater economic and political autonomy to the territory. It also notes that the territory has no responsibility for its economic development, social progress and employment policies. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the legal provisions relating to the status of the territory and its impact on the application of the Convention.

The Committee observes that for more than 20 years, no new information had been received at the ILO concerning measures undertaken in order to give effect in law and in practice to the Convention, and that the only information contained in the report is that labour inspectors attend all training programmes in labour inspection and occupational health and safety organized by the ILO subregional office. The Committee hopes that the Government will communicate in its next report as detailed information as possible on the application of each of the provisions of the Convention as well as a copy of relevant legal texts and available statistics on the labour inspection activities performed during the period covered by the report.

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