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Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) - Angola (RATIFICATION: 1976)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. Noting the adoption of the new General Labour Act No. 7/15 of 15 June 2015, the Committee hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the specific issues raised in relation to the General Labour Act, and other matters raised in its previous comments.

Repetition

In its previous comments the Committee recalled that, on the basis of the conclusions and proposals of the Working Party on Policy regarding the Revision of Standards, the ILO Governing Body has decided that with respect to underground work the States parties to the Convention should be invited to contemplate ratifying the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176), and possibly denouncing the Convention, even though the latter instrument has not been formally revised. On reading the Government’s report, the Committee notes that it has not supplied any new information on this subject. The Committee reminds the Government that the Convention will be next open to denunciation during a one-year period from 30 May 2017 to 30 May 2018 and that it may seek technical assistance from the Office to overcome any obstacles to the ratification of Convention No 176. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on any developments in this regard.

Plan of Action (2010–16). The Committee wishes to take this opportunity to inform the Government that in March 2010 the ILO Governing Body adopted a Plan of Action to achieve widespread ratification and effective implementation of the key instruments in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH), namely: the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), its Protocol of 2002, and the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) (GB.307/10/2(Rev.)). The Committee wishes to draw the Government’s attention to the fact that, under the terms of the Plan, governments may seek assistance from the Office if necessary in order to bring their national law and practice into conformity with these key OSH Conventions with a view to the ratification and effective implementation thereof. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on any needs it may have in this respect.