Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) - Poland (Ratification: 1995)

With reference to its observation, the Committee would like to raise the following additional points.

Articles 5(1)(a) and (c), 6, paragraph 1(a) and (b), 12 and 13 of the Convention and Paragraph 14 of the Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Recommendation, 1969 (No. 133). Preventive activities by the labour inspectorate in agriculture. The Committee notes with interest that the Government continues to provide detailed information on the various initiatives taken by the labour inspectorate during the reporting period aimed at reducing the incidence of industrial accidents and cases of occupational disease. In this regard, it notes that in 2009, a tripartite Commission for Safety and Health in Agriculture was established as a specialized institution of the Chief Labour Inspector. This Committee is composed of representatives of the Main Trade Union of Employees in Agriculture and the Federation of Unions of Agricultural Employers, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and other representatives of governmental bodies and associations and is entrusted with providing directions on preventive measures in the area of occupational safety and health in agriculture and with developing promotional activities to improve occupational safety and health of workers in this sector, including individual farmers. The Committee notes that preventive measures, including educational measures and training, are also provided for family members of operators of agricultural undertakings, which are not covered by the national legislation. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to provide information on the activities undertaken by the labour inspectorate in agriculture, including forestry.

Article 17 of the Convention. Association of the labour inspectorate in the preventive control of new plant, materials or substances and new methods of handling or processing products likely to constitute a threat to health or safety. Referring to its direct request under Convention No. 81 on the legislative amendments to the National Labour Code and the National Labour Inspection Act, the Committee asks the Government to indicate whether the labour inspection services in agriculture continue to be associated in the preventive control of new plant, new materials or substances and new methods of handling or processing products which appear likely to constitute a threat to the safety and health of workers, and to provide relevant information on the measures undertaken in this regard during the period covered by the Government’s next report.