Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2007, published 97th ILC session (2008)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (Ratification: 1967)

The Committee takes note of the Government’s report for the period ending on 1 September 2007 which replies to its previous comments, and of the documents appended thereto.

Article 6 of the Convention. Stability of employment of labour inspectors and their independence of changes of government. The Committee notes with satisfaction, that following it previous comments, it is now clear that labour inspectors are governed mainly by the Act of 2002 issuing the public service regulations, section 19(2) of which defines them as career officials appointed by competition to permanent posts. The Government indicates that Presidential Decree No. 1367 of 12 June 1996, under which labour inspectors were subject to discretionary termination, has been tacitly repealed because its provisions were contrary to the new Constitution, adopted in 1999. The legislation is thus consistent with the provision of Article 6 of the Convention which requires that “the inspection staff shall be composed of public officials whose status and conditions of service are such that they are assured of stability of employment and are independent of changes of government ...”.

The Committee is addressing a request on other matters directly to the Government.