Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Nigeria (Ratification: 1960)

Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes with regret that the very brief report sent by the Government does not contain information allowing the Committee to assess the effect given to the Convention. It trusts that in its next report the Government will provide full information and that it will take care in particular to reply in detail to the points below, which the Committee has been raising for several years.

Staff of the labour inspectorate. The Committee requests the Government to describe the manner in which the status and conditions of service of the inspection staff assure them of stability of employment and make them independent of changes of government and of improper external influences, in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention. It also asks the Government to indicate what conditions are applied to their recruitment and what arrangements exist for their initial training and subsequent training (Article 7). The Government is also asked to indicate the strength and geographical distribution of the inspection staff, specifying to what extent these secure the effective discharge of the inspectorate’s duties (Article 10).

Publication of an annual report. The Committee observes that no annual labour inspection report has been sent by the Government since 1995. It hopes that the Government will shortly be in a position to ensure that an annual report on all the subjects covered by Article 21 of the Convention is published every year and is sent to the Office within the prescribed time limits, in accordance with Article 20.