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

Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) - Ghana (Ratification: 1965)

The Committee notes with regret that no report has been received from the Government. It must therefore repeat its previous observation on the following matters:

Articles 1 and 17 of the Convention. In its previous comments, the Committee noted that measures had not yet been adopted to give effect to the Convention in agriculture, forestry, road and rail transport and shipping. The Committee noted that the Government was going to hold consultations with the ministries and sectors concerned in order to obtain their views, after which the Tripartite National Advisory Committee on Labour would consider the matter. The Committee noted that the Government's latest report does not contain any information on this question. Since it has been the subject of comments for several years and assurances have been given by the Government on several occasions, the Committee hopes that the necessary action will at last be taken to ensure the guarding of machinery in the sectors concerned and that the Government will soon supply specific information on the progress made to that end.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.