Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1989, published 76th ILC session (1989)

White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921 (No. 13) - Afghanistan (Ratification: 1939)

With reference to its previous observation, the Committee notes that a new Labour Code has been adopted and that draft regulations concerning the use of white lead in painting are presently under review in the light of the Convention. The Committee hopes that it will be possible to issue these regulations in the near future and that they will prohibit the use of white lead in the internal painting of buildings in accordance with Article 1 of the Convention and regulate its use in accordance with Article 2, Article 3 (prohibiting employment of males under 18 years of age in any painting work involving the use of white lead), Article 5 (preventive and protective measures) and Article 7 (compilation of statistics as to morbidity and mortality rates with regard to lead poisoning).