Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) - Madagascar (Ratification: 1966)

The Committee notes the brief information in the Government’s latest report, indicating that the revision of current law has been suspended due to the political instability in the country. The Committee requests the Government to indicate when the review of the draft Decree establishing “general prescriptions for occupational health, hygiene and safety and the working environment”, referred to by the Government in its previous report, will be resumed in the Consultative Technical Committee and to indicate progress made in this respect. In view of the time that has elapsed since it drew the Government’s attention to the need to adopt legislation giving effect to the provisions of the Convention, particularly those of Articles 14 and 18, the Committee expresses the firm hope that the Government will do its utmost to see that such legislation is adopted in the near future.

The Committee also asks the Government to indicate whether the Digest regarding matters of principle pertaining to the application of the Convention, referred to in a previous report, is still to be published, and reiterates its request that the Government provide a copy of it as soon as it is published.