Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2024, published 113rd ILC session (2025)

Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929 (No. 27) - Peru (Ratification: 1962)

The Committee notes the observations of the National Confederation of Private Business’ Institutions (CONFIEP) transmitted with the Government’s report. It also notes the observations of the Autonomous Workers’ Confederation of Peru (CATP), received on 1 September 2024, which refer to the issues raised by the Committee below. The Committee requests the Government to provide its comments in this respect.

Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee notes that CONFIEP reports that the application of the Convention has been dependent on factors such as the development of maritime transportation, informality in certain sectors and the complexity of the logistics chains. It states that, while enterprises in the formal economy comply with the Convention, its application is hindered due to informality in sectors such as fishing, where its provisions are not always observed, which makes their effective enforcement by the authorities challenging. The CATP, in its observations, emphasizes that the Convention requires that any package of one metric ton or more shall have its weight visibly marked upon it on the outside. However, Annex 4 of Supreme Decree No. 013-2011-MTC only sets out the obligation to declare this weight in a document, without the requirement to mark it on the outside of the package, and therefore does not comply with the requirements of the Convention. The union adds that the lack of coordination among the various authorities makes it difficult to properly check the weight of the packages. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that verifying and monitoring this obligation is incumbent on the National Superintendence of Labour Inspection (SUNAFIL), and that this body has not registered any information concerning inspection orders or administrative penalty proceedings for failure to comply relating to marking of the weight on packages transported by vessels. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the manner in which the authorities ensure that all enterprises, irrespective of the sector, comply with the obligation to mark the weight of goods weighing more than one thousand kilograms, as laid down in Article 1 of the Convention. It also requests the Government to forward any information provided by SUNAFIL that shows failure to comply with the obligation to mark goods or the lack of coordination among the different port authorities responsible for such handling, which could endanger the safety of workers.