Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Lithuania (Ratification: 1994)

The Committee notes with interest the first two reports of the Government on the application of the Convention. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide in its next report the texts of regulations in respect of the employment service and the tripartite committees on the employment service. Moreover, please provide additional information on the following points.

Article 3, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Please indicate whether measures have been taken or are envisaged in order to proceed with a general review of the organization of the network of employment offices.

Article 6(b). Please describe the measures taken or envisaged within the framework of the employment service to facilitate the geographical mobility of workers.

Article 7(a). Please indicate whether measures have been taken or are envisaged to ensure, within employment offices, specialization by occupation or branch of activity or, where necessary, specify the reasons why such specialization does not appear to be useful.

Article 11. Please describe the measures taken or envisaged to secure effective cooperation between the public employment service and private employment agencies.

Point IV of the report form. Please continue to furnish statistical information, which is as detailed as possible, in respect of the nature and volume of activities of the employment offices. Please provide recent copies of the employment service publication (Labour Market News).

Part VI of the report form. Please give a general assessment of the effectiveness of the employment service.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 2000.]