Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) - Germany (Ratification: 1973)

Referring also to its observation under Convention No. 81, the Committee notes the Government’s report and the attached documentation. It requests the Government to provide additional information on the following points.

Articles 7 and 12, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee notes that, according to the Government, in the vast majority of "Länder" the responsibility for enforcing the Occupational Safety Act in specific areas of activity has been delegated to specialized institutions ("Berufsgenossenschaften") under section 21(4) of the Protection of Labour Act. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide information relating to the scope of the supervisory powers of the central authority of the "Länder" concerned and indicate the manner in which the control of these activities by a central authority in the "Land" continues to be guaranteed.

Articles 26 and 27. The Committee notes with interest the statistics on occupational accidents, diseases, the active population, the number of inspectors and inspections carried out in the agricultural sector by the specialized institutions. The Committee observes however that, according to the Government, not all the "Länder" compile data specifically relating to the agricultural sector on the activities of governmental inspection services and the inspection staff. It would be grateful if the Government would provide consolidated general inspection report on inspection activities in the agricultural sector covering the country as a whole and providing full details, as required by Articles 26 and 27 of the Convention.