Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Occupational Cancer Convention, 1974 (No. 139) - Syrian Arab Republic (Ratification: 1979)

Further to its observation, the Committee notes that the Government has previously indicated that consultations were being undertaken to amend Ministerial Order No. 269 of 1977 with respect to the scope of application of the legislation and the monitoring of the environment. The Committee hopes this amendment will be adopted in the near future and requests the Government to provide a copy of this once it has been adopted.

Article 5. Medical examinations of workers. The Committee notes the Government’s clarification that section 48 of the Social Security Act No. 92 of 1959 concerns periodical examination of workers and provides for the right of the worker to file a claim for occupational cancer within five years of the cessation of the assignment. The Committee reiterates its request that the Government provide a copy of Order No. 2907 of 2003 with its next report, and also to provide a copy of the relevant sections of Social Security Act No. 92 of 1959. The Committee also asks the Government to provide information on the nature and the frequency of medical examinations carried out and the tests prescribed for workers exposed to carcinogenic substances.

Part IV of the report form. Labour inspection and statistical information. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government indicating that 1,262,839 workers in the public sector, and 182,441 in the private sector, are covered by the legislation. The Committee asks the Government to continue to provide information on the practical application of the Convention, including the number and nature of contraventions reported and the measures taken to remedy them. The Committee also asks the Government to enclose a copy of the recent Annual Statistical Bulletin of the Authority for Social Security.