Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2000, published 89th ILC session (2001)

Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) - Sweden (Ratification: 1990)

Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes with interest the information supplied by the Government in its report, in particular, concerning Articles 3 and 9 of the Convention.

Parts IV and V of the report form.  The Committee notes the Government’s indication that during the period 1996-99, four judicial decisions were handed down in proceedings relating to breaches of the provisions on minors. It takes note also that the operational statistics show that during 1999, the labour inspectorate made 20 notifications based on the provisions concerning minors, while under the present system, it is not possible at central level to know the content of the notifications. Noting that a new system is under construction, the Committee asks the Government to provide information on any developments in this regard, and to continue to supply information on the practical application of the Convention, including, for instance, statistics on the number of children and young persons who work, extracts of the reports of the inspection services and the contraventions reported.