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

Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152) - Sweden (Ratification: 1980)

Application in practice. The Committee takes note of the statistical information provided by the Government on the total number of the workforce employed in dock work in 2022 (3,602 workers, including 3,053 men and 549 women). The Committee also notes that since 2017, the Swedish Work Environment Authority (SWEA) has conducted 231 inspections in the dock work cargo handling sector and received 278 reports on serious accidents and incidents within dock work; the main part implicating vehicles, machinery, falls or falling/flying objects, with one fatality recorded. In addition, 400 workplace accidents leading to sick leave and 37 cases of work-related diseases were reported. The Committee takes due note of the detailed figures provided and requests the Government to continue providing information on the practical application of the Convention. If applicable, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on any measures taken or envisaged to mitigate the number of occupational injuries and diseases in dock work.