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

Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) - Costa Rica (Ratification: 1972)

Referring; to its previous comments, the Committee notes the information concerning the economic situation of the country and the implementation of the public expenditure austerity programme entailing budgetary restrictions for the whole of the State apparatus. It notes, however, that the Government’s report does not contain the additional information requested concerning the matters raised in a comment from the National Association of Labour Inspectors (ANIT) specifically concerning the agricultural sector, with regard to the inadequacy of human resources, material means and conditions of service of the inspection services, as well as the consequences of these deficiencies on compliance with the legal provisions concerning conditions of work in agricultural undertakings which are liable to inspection. The Committee therefore requests the Government to provide specific information on the agricultural sector, referring to the requests also made to the Government in its observation under Convention No. 81.

The Committee is addressing a request regarding certain other points directly to the Government.