Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921 (No. 13) - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (Ratification: 1933)

1. The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s report.

2. Article 7 in conjunction with Part V of the report form. Information on the application of the Convention in practice, including statistics on lead poisoning among working painters. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes that the Government’s last report does not contain information on the data in question and reiterates its request to the Government to compile statistics with regard to lead poisoning among working painters: (a) as to morbidity – by notification and verification of all cases of lead poisoning; and (b) as to mortality – by a method approved by the official statistical authority in each country.