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

Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) - Cuba (Ratification: 1980)

With reference to its observation, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on the following points.

Articles 1, 4 and 6, paragraph 1, of the Convention and Part IV of the report form. Development and operation in practice of the system of labour administration. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes with interest Decision No. 4085/2001 of the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers establishing the objective, functions and responsibilities of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security; Legislative Decree No. 220/2001 establishing the National Social Security Institute; and Resolution No. 47/2001 establishing the National Labour Inspection Office. The Committee reminds the Government that the level of application of the Convention is not only assessed on the basis of the relevant legislative texts, but also through documented information on the operation in practice of the system of labour administration. It therefore requests it to provide information on the measures adopted to ensure that the system of labour administration functions effectively, and that its functions and responsibilities are properly coordinated.

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would also provide extracts from any reports or other periodical information provided by the principal labour administration services, as indicated in Paragraph 20 of the Labour Administration Recommendation, 1978 (No. 158), including reports on the activities of the labour inspection services. It also requests the Government to provide information on any difficulties of a practical nature which may have been encountered in the application of the Convention.

Article 10. Improving the qualifications of the staff of the system of labour administration. Noting the explanations provided concerning the role of the National Centre for the Training and Development of Managerial Staff in the Labour Administration, the Committee requests the Government to indicate the number and categories of officials trained in this Centre during the period covered by the next report, and to provide information on the content and duration of the training provided.

Article 5. Tripartite consultation, cooperation and negotiations. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the matters covered by tripartite consultation, cooperation and negotiation during the period covered by the next report and the results achieved. It requests the Government to provide copies or extracts from any relevant reports, and copies of any legal texts adopted as a result of these consultations, cooperation and negotiations.

Surveys undertaken during the period 2006–08. Noting the programming of various surveys intended to facilitate the achievement of the strategic objectives of the system of labour administration, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide the most significant conclusions and recommendations of such surveys, as well as information on the action taken to give effect to them.