Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2025, Publicación: 114ª reunión CIT (2026)

Convenio sobre las enfermedades profesionales, 1925 (núm. 18) - Burkina Faso (Ratificación : 1960)

Article 2 of the Convention and the Schedule. List of occupational diseases. 1. Anthrax infection. The Committee notes the adoption of Decree No. 2015-866 issuing the list of occupational diseases. The Committee notes that Table No. 13 of the Decree, which has the general title “Anthrax” (“Charbon”): (1) limits the diseases caused by anthrax infection to certain pathological manifestations; and (2) limits the processes and industries that may cause anthrax infection to “work likely to bring workers into contact with animals infected with anthrax or the carcasses of such animals” and the “loading, unloading or transport of merchandise likely to have been soiled by animals or remains of animals”.

The Committee recalls that Article 2 and the list in the Convention cover: (1) all the pathological manifestations caused by anthrax infection; and (2) the “loading and unloading or transport of merchandise”, without the necessity for such merchandise to have been in contact with animals or remains of animals. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to ensure that Decree No. 2015-866 is amended so that: (i) all diseases caused by anthrax infection are included in Table 13; and (ii) all work in connection with the loading and unloading or transport of merchandise is covered, and not only work in connection with merchandise that has been in contact with animals and remains of animals.

2. Poisoning by lead and mercury. The Committee notes that Tables Nos 1 and 31 of Decree No. 2015-866 enumerate limitatively certain pathological manifestations due to diseases caused by lead or mercury or their compounds. In this regard, it recalls that Article 2 of the Convention and the list refer in general terms to all poisoning by lead and mercury, their alloys, amalgams and compounds and their sequelae. The Committee requests the Government to confirm that: (i) Table 1 of Decree No. 2015-866 considers as work likely to give rise to diseases caused by lead “all painting operations involving the preparation and manipulation of coating substances, cements or colour substances containing lead pigments”, the “manufacture and repair of electric accumulators” and work in the “polygraphic industries”, in accordance with Article 2 and the list in the Convention; and (ii) Table 31 of Decree No. 2015-866 considers as work likely to give rise to diseases caused by mercury the “use of mercury pumps in the manufacture of incandescent lamps”, in accordance with Article 2 and the list in the Convention.

If not, the Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures adopted or envisaged to ensure that Decree No. 2015-866 is amended in order to ensure that all forms of poisoning caused by lead and mercury, their alloys, amalgams or compounds, and their sequelae, are covered.

The Committee recalls that, on the recommendation of the Tripartite Working Group of the Standards Review Mechanism (SRM), the ILO Governing Body, at its 346th Session in October–November 2022, confirmed the classification of Convention No. 18 as an outdated instrument and placed an item on the Agenda of the 121st Session of the International Labour Conference (2033) to examine its abrogation or withdrawal.

The Governing Body also requested the Office to take follow-up action to actively encourage the ratification of the up-to-date instruments on social security, including the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) (Part VI), and/or the Employment Injury Benefits Convention, 1964 (No. 121). The Committee therefore encourages the Government to give effect to the decision adopted by the Governing Body at its 346th Session in October–November 2022 approving the recommendations of the SRM Tripartite Working Group and to envisage the ratification of the most up-to-date instruments in this field. The Committee encourages the Government to envisage the ratification of the up-to-date instruments in this field.