Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148) - Slovakia (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee notes the detailed information provided which indicates that effect is given to most provisions of the Convention.

Article 11(3). Maintenance of income. The Committee notes the reference made to sections 55–56 of the Act No. 311/2001, Coll. (Labour Code) which imposes an obligation on employers to transfer an employee to a different work if a medical opinion states that continued work is inadvisable. With reference to the terms of the Convention, the Committee requests the Government to provide further information on measures taken to ensure that workers can maintain their income in cases where an alternative employment may not be available.

Article 11(4). Rights under social security or social insurance. The Committee notes that the report is silent as regards the application of this provision. The Committee requests the Government to provide further information on measures taken, in law and in practice, to give effect to the present provision.

Part IV of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee requests the Government to provide a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied in the country, including for instance, extracts from the reports of the inspection services, and, if such statistics are available information on the number of workers covered by the relevant legislation and other measures, the number and nature of contraventions reported, etc.