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

Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148) - Anguilla

The Committee notes that the Government’s report contains no reply to its previous comments. It is therefore bound to repeat its following comment.

Repetition

The Committee recalls that the obligations under this Convention in respect of air pollution were accepted and made applicable to Anguilla by declaration without modification on 11 July 1980, and that the Committee has repetitively drawn the attention of the Government to Article 4 of the Convention which provides that national laws or regulations shall prescribe that measures be taken for the prevention and control of, and protection against occupational hazards in the working environment due to air pollution and that provisions concerning the practical implementation of these measures may be adopted through technical standards, codes of practice or other appropriate methods. The Committee again urges the Government to take the necessary measures either by means of adopting regulations under section 20(1) of Labour Ordinance No. 8 of 1996 or by adopting other appropriate methods to ensure the protection of workers against hazards due to air pollution and invites the Government to report on progress in this respect.

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