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

Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) - Morocco (Ratification: 1974)

Legislation. The Committee notes the Government’s indication concerning the adoption, under section 287 of the Labour Code, of Decree No. 2.12.236 of 25 November 2013, establishing the conditions of use of appliances or machinery liable to harm the health of employees or jeopardize their safety. It also notes that the implementing orders of this Decree are being prepared. The Committee requests the Government to provide copies of the implementing orders of Decree No. 2.12.236 upon their adoption.

Application of the Convention in practice. In several reports, the Government has provided certain information related to the upcoming development of an information system capable of providing reliable statistics and indicates it has solicited the assistance of the Office for the implementation of an occupational safety and health information system. The Committee requests the Government, once the information system has been established, to provide statistics, disaggregated by gender, where possible, on the number of workers covered by the legislation, the number and nature of the contraventions reported, and the number, nature and causes of the accidents reported, and so forth.