Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Dock Work Convention, 1973 (No. 137) - Iraq (Ratification: 1978)

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Improvement of working conditions for dockworkers. The Committee notes the Government’s report for the period ending June 2012 and the additional information received in November 2012. The Government once again indicates its intention of achieving decent working conditions for dockworkers. It indicates that dockworkers, like other workers, are covered by the provisions of the Labour Code and the legislation on social security for workers. Employers are required to take the necessary measures to ensure the protection of dockworkers against risks that would prejudice their health and the hazards related to work and the use of machinery. The Committee observes that the country is undergoing a process of reconstruction and of legislative reform conducive to bringing national legislation and practice into conformity with the objectives of the Convention. In its last communication, the Government reports that the Tripartite Consultative Committee is examining the Transport Act No. 80 of 1983. The Committee invites the Government to provide information in its next report on the results achieved at the tripartite level in improving employment stability and the efficiency of work in ports. It requests the Government to provide information on the number of dockworkers employed in the ports of the country and variations in their numbers (Part V of the report form). It would also be grateful to be provided with information on the measures adopted to ensure that appropriate safety, health, welfare and vocational training provisions are applied to dockworkers (Article 6 of the Convention).