Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Angola (Ratification: 1976)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It 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 matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

Further to its earlier comments, the Committee noted the Government's statement to the effect that the draft Decree on the employment system had been submitted twice to the Council of Ministers, and at the time its report was sent, adoption of the Decree was awaited. The Committee trusts that the Government will transmit, with its next report, a copy of the adopted Decree, and of other administrative regulations related to the Convention.

Article 3 of the Convention. The Committee noted the Government's reply to its previous comment, to the effect that the Ministry of Labour and Social Security had plans for 50 employment offices (of which 42 are already in operation), and that it had created 18 provincial sectors. In this respect, the Committee noted that the Government had requested, and obtained, the assistance of the Regional Adviser on labour statistics of the International Labour Office in order to revise the registration and organisation of human resources. The Committee would be grateful if the Government, in its next report, would supply information concerning the progress made in revising the network of offices of the employment service.

Articles 4 and 5. The Committee noted from the Government's report that it had not replied to its previous comments which requested the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to give effect to these provisions of the Convention, which provide for the establishment of advisory committees in order to obtain the co-operation of representatives of employers and workers in the organisation and operation of the employment service. The Committee trusts that the Government will supply the information requested in its next report.

Article 9, paragraph 1. The Committee noted the Government's reply to its previous requests, according to which the staff of the employment service had no special employment status or conditions of service since they are protected by the General Labour Act. The Committee requests the Government in its next report to indicate the measures taken or envisaged in order to ensure that the staff of the employment service are independent of changes of government and of improper external influences and, subject to the needs of the service, are assured of stability of employment, as is required by this provision of the Article in question.

Article 9, paragraph 4. The Committee noted the Government's reply to its previous requests to the effect that there was no systematic training programme for the staff of the employment service, and that the National Directorate of Labour had a mobile team which had attended training seminars. It trusts that the Government will take all the necessary steps in order to implement this provision of the Convention in the near future. Please supply, with the next report, detailed information on the steps that have been taken.

Please supply the information requested in points IV and VI of the report form.