Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Algeria (Ratification: 1962)

1. The Committee notes the Government’s report. It also notes with interest, firstly, the information in the document on the development of the human resources of the labour inspectorate describing training activities for a large number of labour inspectors and inspection services officials, in particular by means of seminars and computing courses, and by the acquisition and duplication of specialists works, as well as through Franco-Algerian bilateral cooperation; and, secondly, the legislative texts which have been communicated (in particular, Act No. 90-03 of 6 February 1990 as amended and supplemented by Order No. 96-11 of 10 June 1996 concerning labour inspection, which gives effect to Articles 3, paragraphs 1(a), (b) and (c); 12; 13; 15; 17; and 18 of the Convention; Executive Decree No. 90-209 of 14 July 1990 concerning the structure and functioning of the general labour inspectorate, which gives effect to Articles 4; 5(a); 19; Executive Decree No. 91-44 of 16 February 1991 concerning the particular status applicable to labour inspectors, which gives effect to Articles 3, paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c); 5(b); 6; 7; 12; 13; and 15; Executive Decree No. 93-120 of 15 May 1993 concerning the structure of occupational medicine, which gives effect to Articles 9, 12, paragraph 1, and 13; and Act No. 83-1983 as amended and supplemented by Order No. 96-19 of 6 July 1996 concerning occupational accidents and diseases, which gives effect to Article 14).

2. Noting that the annual inspection report has not been communicated, the Committee asks the Government to take the necessary steps to ensure that in future an annual report on the activities of the inspection services containing up to date information on each of the subjects enumerated under subparagraphs (a) to (g) of Article 21 is published and communicated to the ILO within the time limits prescribed by Article 20.

The Committee is addressing a request concerning other points directly to the Government.