Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Honduras (Ratification: 1983)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

Articles 10 and 16 of the Convention. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes from the Government's report that it is planned to open several regional labour inspection offices in order to extend inspection activities over the 16 Departments covering 89 per cent of the national territory. It requests the Government to supply in its future reports information on any progress achieved in this respect and expresses the hope that in the near future, it will be possible to regularly inspect all workplaces liable to inspection.

Article 12, paragraph 1(c)(iv). The Committee notes that section 2(b) of Decree No. 39 of 10 May 1982, to which the Government refers in its report, does not expressly authorise inspectors to take or remove for purposes of analysis samples of materials and substances used or handled. It would be grateful if the Government would indicate the measures that have been taken to give formal effect to this provision of the Convention.

Article 14. The Committee notes that section 435 of the Labour Code and section 6 of Legislative Decree No. 39, to which the Government refers in its report, only provide for the notification of industrial accidents, whereas, in accordance with this Article of the Convention, cases of occupational disease shall also be notified. It hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures in order to complete the national legislation so as to give full effect to this Article of the Convention.

Article 15(a). The Committee hopes that the Government will not fail to take the appropriate measures for the adoption of provisions prohibiting labour inspectors from having any direct or indirect interest in the enterprises under their supervision.

Article 17, paragraph 2. The Committee notes the Government's reply to its previous direct request and requests the Government to indicate whether it is left to the discretion of labour inspectors to give warnings and advice, instead of instituting or recommending proceedings, to persons who violate or neglect to observe the legal provisions that are enforceable by labour inspectors.

Articles 20 and 21. The Committee, noting that section 614(e) of the Labour Code provides for reports by the general inspection service on the results of its inspections, asks the Government to indicate whether these are general annual reports containing information on the subjects listed in Article 21 of the Convention. Moreover, the Committee draws the Government's attention to the fact that annual reports on the activities of inspection services should be published within a 12-month period after the end of the year to which they relate and be forwarded to the ILO. It hopes that the reports for the years 1983-86 will be forwarded in the near future.

With reference to its previous comments concerning the application of Articles 11, paragraph 2, 12, paragraph 1(c)(iv), 13 and 14 and the Government's replies in this connection, the Committee requests the Government to supply with its next report the Manuel de Viaticos and copies of Decrees No. 39 of 10 May 1982 and No. 49-84.