Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Spain (Ratification: 1960)

The Committee notes the Government’s report and the useful information sent in reply to its previous request. It also notes the comments sent on 20 September 2005 by the Trade Union Confederation of Workers’ Commissions (CC.OO.), which were forwarded to the Government. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing detailed information on the application of the Convention, and on the following points in particular.

1. Duties and powers of deputy-inspectors of employment and social security. The Committee notes the Government’s explanations responding to the observations made by the General Union of Workers (UGT) in September 2003 concerning the duties and powers of deputy-inspectors of employment and social security. The Committee refers the Government to the CC.OO.’s comments on this subject and requests it to indicate whether, in the period covered by the report, there have been any changes affecting the duties of the above deputy-inspectors, particularly as regards the functions of the labour inspection system set forth in Article 3 of the Convention.

2. Occupational risk prevention. The Committee notes with interest the provisions of Act No. 54/2003, which strengthen the authority of technical occupational risk prevention staff in the autonomous communities by authorizing them to issue orders to remedy defects observed and to report any violations to the labour inspectorate. It requests the Government to continue to provide information on cooperation between the labour inspectorate and the various technical services in the autonomous communities in the area of occupational safety and health (Articles 9 and 13).

3. Annual report of the labour inspectorate. The Committee notes the data on the inspectorate staff sent by the Government. It also notes that the most recent data on the activities of the inspectorate are available on the website of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The Committee observes, however, that the last annual report sent by the Government under Article 20 of the Convention was for the year 2002. It accordingly requests the Government to ensure that a report on all the subjects listed in Article 21 of the Convention is published annually and sent to the ILO within the prescribed time limits.