Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Occupational Cancer Convention, 1974 (No. 139) - Guyana (Ratification: 1983)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It is therefore bound to repeat its previous comment, which read as follows:

Repetition

The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s report. It notes that draft Regulations on the safe use of chemicals at work of 31 January 2003 are currently being discussed. It notes the Government’s statement that these draft Regulations provide protection against occupational cancer and also that it refers to the international exposure limits standard established by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. The Committee further notes that Chapter 3.6 of Annex 2 of the draft Regulations contains rules applicable to carcinogenicity and also notes the Government’s statement that these draft Regulations will attempt to provide for medical examinations. The Committee hopes that these Regulations will be adopted in the near future, ensuring the application of the Convention, and that they will also ensure that medical examinations or biological or other tests or investigations are carried out during the period of employment and thereafter, in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to provide information in its next report on measures taken to ensure the application of the Convention and to provide a copy of the Regulations, once they are adopted.

The Committee hopes that the Government will do its utmost to take the necessary measures in the near future.