Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 (No. 115) - Brazil (Ratification: 1966)

General observation of 2015. The Committee would like to draw the Government’s attention to its general observation of 2015 under this Convention, and in particular to the request for information contained in paragraph 30 thereof.

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report on the effect given to Article 1 of the Convention (consultation with representatives of employers and workers).

Article 14 of the Convention. Discontinuation of assignment to work involving exposure to ionizing radiation pursuant to medical advice and alternative employment. In relation to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that the national legislation only requires the provision of mandatory services termed “vocational rehabilitation” when a worker is considered to be disabled as a result of sickness or injury. The objective of this service is to provide education and vocational rehabilitation so that disabled persons can re-enter the labour market. In this respect, the Committee wishes to draw the Government’s attention to paragraph 40 of its 2015 general observation, in accordance with which employers should make all reasonable efforts to provide workers with suitable alternative employment when it has been determined that these workers, for health reasons, may no longer continue in employment in which they are, or could be, subject to occupational exposure. The Committee invites the Government to provide information on any measures taken or envisaged in this regard.