Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2000, publiée 89ème session CIT (2001)

Convention (n° 138) sur l'âge minimum, 1973 - Slovaquie (Ratification: 1997)

The Committee notes the Government’s first report.

Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Convention.  The Committee notes that sections 167 and 274(2) of Act No. 65/1965 Coll. of Acts (Labour Code) set the minimum age for underground work at 18 years. The Committee recalls however that, in the previous direct request under Convention No. 123, according to a report submitted by the Government of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic in 1992, by virtue of section 13 of Notifications 21/1989 and 22/1988, apprentices trained in intermediate training centres, and students of secondary technical schools and of technical universities under 18 years of age, are allowed to work underground at workplaces expressly authorized for such work. The Committee also recalls that Decree No. 91 939/90 adopted in October 1990 by the Federal Ministry of Economy prohibited underground work including training activities up to the age of 21 years. The Committee had requested the Government to indicate whether these Notifications or the Decree are still in force in Slovakia. Consequently, the Committee requests the Government to supply information on this issue.

Article 3, paragraph 2.  The Committee notes that section 167(2) of the Labour Code provides that the central authorities of the state administration should, after agreement with the Ministry of Health, issue lists of works and workplaces prohibited for juveniles in generally binding legal regulations. It asks the Government to state whether a tripartite consultation was held before deciding the lists.

Article 6.  The Committee notes that according to the Government’s report, pupils can perform socially useful work as voluntary activity beyond education time under the Act on the System of Primary and Secondary Schools. The Committee asks the Government to indicate whether this type of work is part of education or training, or part of a programme of guidance or orientation, and whether such work is done under conditions prescribed by the competent authority and under its supervision.

Article 7.  The Committee notes the Government’s statement in its report that section 1(1) of Governmental Regulation No. 223/1988 of the Collection of Laws provides that children over 15 years of age and before the termination of compulsory school education can perform adequate work which is socially useful and is defined by Act No. 29/1984 of the Collection of Laws on the System of Primary and Secondary Schools as amended by later regulations (Act on Schools). The Committee asks the Government to indicate the number of hours during which, and the conditions under which, such employment or work may be undertaken in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 3, of the Convention.

Article 8.  The Committee notes the Government’s indication that Act No. 40/1964 of the Collection of Laws as amended by later regulations (Civil Code) regulates artistic performances of children under 15 years of age. It requests the Government to supply information on the conditions under which children under 15 years of age can undertake artistic performances.

Part V of the report form.  The Committee requests the Government to supply information on the practical application of the Convention, including, for instance, extracts from official reports, any statistics on child labour and on school attendance, information on the inspection visits made and the contraventions reported as well as any practical difficulties encountered.