Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Medical Examination of Young Persons (Underground Work) Convention, 1965 (No. 124) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (Ratification: 1977)

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In its previous comments the Committee noted that the Ministry of Labour, with the technical assistance of the Bolivian Standardization and Quality Institute (IBNORCA), had drafted the implementing regulations for the General Act concerning occupational safety, health and welfare, in relation to the work of young persons in industry, commerce, mining and agriculture. It requested the Government to provide information on the progress made with regard to the adoption of this legal text.

The Committee notes the information supplied in the Government’s report concerning the Medical Examination of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1946 (No. 77), according to which the implementing regulations for the General Act concerning occupational health, safety and welfare have not been approved. However, the Government indicates in its report that the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Welfare is drafting a new bill concerning occupational safety and health. Observing that the Plurinational State of Bolivia ratified the Convention more that 30 years ago, the Committee expresses the firm hope that the bill concerning occupational safety and health will be adopted in the near future in order to give effect to the provisions of the Convention. It requests the Government to provide information in its next report on any progress made in this regard.

Part V of the report form. Application of the Convention in practice. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Welfare presented, on 22 August 2011, the child labour inspection system (SITI), which will make it possible to obtain information on the number of children and young persons working in the country. It notes that this inspection system is based on a standard questionnaire which seeks to evaluate the conditions of work of these children and young persons and which is particularly concerned with the issue of the medical examination concerning fitness for employment. Further to the introduction of the new child labour inspection system, the Committee requests the Government to provide information in its next report on the number of children and young persons covered by the Convention and also extracts from the reports of the inspection services.