Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 1999, publiée 88ème session CIT (2000)

Convention (n° 81) sur l'inspection du travail, 1947 - Singapour (Ratification: 1965)

1. The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in answer to its 1998 direct request regarding inspection activities to enforce the Employment Act of 1968. It hopes that the Government will continue to provide full particulars on inspection activities of all areas as well as information on the application of each of the Articles of the Convention, in conformity with the report form approved by the Governing Body.

2. The Committee also notes the information on the number of labour inspection staff responsible for the application of the Employment Act (25 inspectors including 15 part-time inspectors) as well as labour inspection staff responsible for the application of the Factories Act (95 inspectors). It requests the Government to indicate in its next report the current proportion of women in these two teams (Article 8 of the Convention).