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

Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) - Latvia (Ratification: 1994)

With reference to its observation on the application of the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), the Committee notes the Government’s reports. It draws its attention to the following points.

1. Annual report on the activities of the inspection services in agriculture. The Committee notes that information on the work of the inspection system in agricultural enterprises is not presented separately in the annual inspection reports covering all economic sectors. The Committee once again hopes that the Government will ensure that, in the near future and in accordance with the Convention, information on the activities of the inspection services in agriculture, as required by Article 27, is published and communicated to the International Labour Office in a consolidated manner either in the form of a separate report, or as a part of its general annual report (Article 26).

2. Reimbursement of the professional travel expenses of labour inspectors in agriculture. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of Regulations No. 219 of 28 May 2002 on the procedure for the reimbursement of expenses relating to missions and business trips of employees, referred to in its report.

3. Communication of the results of the inspection. The Government is requested to indicate whether, as envisaged in Article 18, paragraph 4, of the Convention, the labour inspector is bound, when visiting an agricultural enterprise, to make known immediately to the employer and the representatives of workers the defects noted and the orders made. If this is not the case, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would ensure that effect is given to this provision and would keep the Office informed accordingly.