Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921 (No. 13) - Spain (Ratification: 1924)

The Committee notes the Government’s report and the legislation adopted, which continues to apply the provisions of the Convention.

Article 7 and Part V of the report form. The Committee notes the statistics on occupational diseases resulting in absence from work caused by lead and its compounds, as well as those of the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate on health and safety in relation to lead and its derivatives. It notes the considerable increase in the number of diseases caused by lead and its compounds and, at the same time, the decrease in the number of inspections by the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate. The Committee requests the Government to provide information shedding light on these facts.