Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1992, published 79th ILC session (1992)

Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929 (No. 27) - Pakistan (Ratification: 1931)

1. In its previous comments, the Committee noted that the Convention was applied in the ports of Karachi, Chittagong and Chalna and requested the Government to indicate the measures that had been taken or were envisaged to extend the application of the Convention to the other ports of the country.

The Committee notes that, in its report, the Government states that the Port Qasim authorities support the application of the Convention.

The Committee requests the Government to continue supplying information on the measures taken to ensure the application of the Convention in the various ports of the country.

2. The Committee also refers to the general observation that it made in 1987 on this Convention (see, International Labour Conference, 73rd Session, Report III, Part A, p. 86) and requests the Government to supply detailed information on the manner in which the Convention is applied to containers, both in national law and in practice.