Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 2007, publiée 97ème session CIT (2008)

Convention (n° 129) sur l'inspection du travail (agriculture), 1969 - Zimbabwe (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee takes note of the Government’s report and the indication that the Government is still not in a position to provide information on inspection work in agricultural undertakings on the basis of which the efficiency of the labour inspection system in agriculture could be assessed.

Legislation. Further to its previous comments in which it requested the Government to keep the ILO informed of any changes in the standard-setting process referred to in its previous report and under preparation in accordance with guidelines provided by the Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention, 2001 (No. 184), and noting that according to the Government, there have been no developments in the legislation to give effect to Convention No. 129, the Committee requests the Government to keep the ILO informed of any developments in this regard.

The Committee would be grateful if, in order to ensure the operation of the labour inspection system in agriculture, the Government would take the measures requested by the Committee in its observation on Convention No. 81 regarding the staff and conditions of service of the labour inspectorate, their material working conditions, the application in practice of appropriate penalties to persons breaching the legislation on conditions of work and the protection of workers, matters which pertain respectively to Articles 14, 15 and 24 of the Convention.

The Committee further requests the Government to take the measures and supply the information requested in its direct request on Convention No. 81 in so far a they pertain specifically to labour inspection in agriculture.