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

Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) - Austria (Ratification: 2004)

Application of the Convention in law and in practice. The Committee notes that, according to statistical information provided by the Government’s report, while the number of inspections undertaken to monitor compliance with the national legislation on maternity protection has remained stable in the last years at about 7,000 inspections visits, the number of cases of violations of the relevant legislation has increased substantially from 1,328 in 2008 to 2,387, of which 1,247 cases concerned on-the-job risk evaluation provisions introduced in 2011. The Committee asks the Government to indicate whether promotional or other measures have been taken or are envisaged with a view to strengthening compliance with these newly introduced provisions and to report accordingly.