Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Medical Examination (Fishermen) Convention, 1959 (No. 113) - Uruguay (Ratification: 1973)

Article 4 of the Convention (Annual medical examinations for young persons under the age of 21). The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report, according to which Executive Decree No. 651/990 of 18 December 1990 is in force and establishes the single compulsory health card produced by the Ministry of Public Health, containing the medical examinations provided for in the basic medical card and those regarding the specific features of the crew labour activity. The Committee also notes that the normal period of validity is two years and that this period shall vary according to the activity in question, taking into account the inherent risks. The Committee requests the Government to inform it whether the period of validity of the medical certificate for young persons under the age of 21 hired to work on fishing vessels continues to be governed by Decree No. 439/969, referred to by the Government in previous reports.