Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2019, published 109th ILC session (2021)

Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932 (No. 32) - Mauritius (Ratification: 1969)

Article 9 of the Convention. Measures taken to ensure the safe functioning of hoisting machines and all fixed gear accessory thereto. In its previous comments, the Committee asked the Government to report on progress made regarding the adoption of regulations covering ship investigations and inspections under the Merchant Shipping Act 2007 in order to give effect to this Article of the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the regulations on inspection and certification in merchant shipping are being finalized and will be submitted to the State Law Office shortly. The Committee trusts that the regulations on inspection and certification in merchant shipping will be adopted in the very near future in order to ensure that all hoisting machines or gear used on shore or on board ship in loading and unloading operations are in a safe working condition. The Committee requests the Government to send a copy of the above-mentioned regulations once they have been adopted.

Part V of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee notes the inspection reports of the Health and Safety Officer of the Cargo Handling Corporation for the June 2012–May 2017 period. The Committee also notes the information provided by the Government on inspections made by the Occupational Safety and Health Division at the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, Employment and Training. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing any information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including information on the number and nature of infringements recorded by the inspection services, and the number, nature and cause of accidents reported.

Prospects for ratification of the most up-to-date Convention. The Committee encourages the Government to examine the decision adopted by the Governing Body at its 328th Session (October–November 2016) approving the recommendations of the Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group and to consider the possibility of ratifying the Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152), which is the most up-to-date instrument in this field. The Committee reminds the Government of the availability of ILO technical assistance in this regard.