Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

Medical Examination of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1946 (No. 77) - Peru (Ratification: 1962)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its last report.

Article 6 of the Convention. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to take the necessary measures to ensure that effect is given to paragraph 1 of this Article.

The Committee notes section 35 of the Children's and Young Persons' Code, to which the Government refers in its report, under which children and young persons with temporary or permanent physical or mental disabilities are entitled to receive care, specialized education and vocational training. The Committee notes that this Article refers to young persons with disabilities and requires the State to take measures in favour of young workers found by medical examination to be unsuited to certain types of work or to have physical handicaps or limitations. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on the progress achieved in this respect.

The Committee notes that section 72 of the above Code provides that the labour department of municipal councils shall establish special training programmes for the employment and vocational guidance of adolescent workers. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on the establishment of the above programmes, particularly where they include the physical and vocational rehabilitation of young persons found by medical examination to be unsuited to certain types of work.