Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921 (No. 13) - Morocco (Ratification: 1956)

Legislation. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the adoption, on 25 November 2013, of Decree No. 2.12.431 establishing the conditions of use of products or substances liable to harm the health of employees or jeopardize their safety, and on the application of section 287 of the Labour Code. It also notes that its implementing order on the protection of workers from the risks arising from exposure to lead or its compounds, giving effect to Articles 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the Convention, will be submitted for the adoption process over the course of 2014. The Committee also notes that section 2(20) of Decree No. 2.10.183 of 16 November 2010, establishing the list of types of work for which the employment of certain categories of persons is prohibited, gives effect to Article 3(1) of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the implementing order on the protection of workers from the risks arising from exposure to lead or its compounds once it has been adopted.

Article 7. Statistics on lead poisoning among working painters. Application of the Convention in practice. The Committee notes with interest the Government’s indication that the country is in the final stages of ratifying the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187), and that an information system capable of providing reliable statistics on occupational safety and health and a mechanism for collecting and analysing data on occupational injuries and diseases will be established. It also notes that the Office’s support has been requested for the establishment of the occupational health and safety information system. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any progress related to the ratification of Convention No. 187 and would be grateful if the Government, once the occupational safety and health information system is in place, would provide the statistics envisaged in Article 7 of the Convention on cases of morbidity and mortality, as well as information on the application of the Convention in practice.