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

Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) Convention, 1962 (No. 117) - Madagascar (Ratification: 1964)

Parts I and II of the Convention. Improvement of standards of living. The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in October 2008, in reply to the direct request of 2005. The Government states that it has adopted the Madagascar Action Plan (MAP) for 2007–11 in order to support and accelerate the application of its poverty reduction strategy for 2000–15. The Government states that the MAP describes the commitments, strategies and actions which will lead to rapid economic growth, thereby helping to reduce poverty. By promoting the development of employment-generating sectors, such as infrastructure, transport and tourism, the MAP aims to improve the general standard of living, particularly that of the rural population, which has been badly affected by underemployment and by difficulties in access to the education system and health services. The Committee requests the Government to supply information in its next report on the results achieved in the context of the MAP to promote the well-being and development of the population and its desire for social progress (Article 1). The Committee also requests the Government to supply information on the steps taken to improve living conditions in rural areas, increase production capacity and raise the standard of living of workers in the informal economy (Articles 3 and 4).