Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148) - Cuba (Ratification: 1980)

In its previous comments, the Committee has requested the Government to provide statistics on the number of workers covered by the legislation relevant to the Convention and the number and nature of any contraventions reported, in accordance with point IV of the report form. In its latest report, the Government has indicated that contacts with the Ministry of Public Health are being pursued with a view to installing a System for Statistical Information at the national level which would permit collection of the statistics called for in the report form. The Government has also referred to its report under the Labour Inspection Convention No. 81 and its annual inspection report for the year 1992 which provides general information and statistics on the number and type of inspection visits carried out and the number and nature of occupational accidents. While the Committee has noted that the inspection report does not provide statistics concerning occupational diseases, it does also note the information provided by the Government under Convention No. 81 concerning the powers and functions of the State Sanitary Inspectorate under the Ministry of Public Health with respect to the preventive and remedial action to be taken to ensure the protection of workers' health. The Government is requested to keep the Office informed of the progress made in fully establishing the National System for Statistical Information concerning Occupational Medicine and to continue to provide any statistics available concerning the practical application of the Convention.