Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Qatar (Ratification: 1976)

Other comments on C081

Observation

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Articles 14 and 21(g) of the Convention. Cases of occupational diseases. Following its previous comments, the Committee notes the information provided by the Government concerning the number of cases of occupational disease identified in 2011 and 2012, as well as the number of periodic medical examinations undertaken. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures introduced to improve the detection and identification of cases of occupational disease and to ensure that future annual reports on the activities of the labour inspectorate contain statistical information on such cases, in conformity with Article 21(g).

Article 15(c). Obligation to treat as confidential the existence of a complaint. The Committee previously noted that Ministerial Order No. 13 of 2005 requires labour inspectors to maintain confidentiality in relation to only the author of a complaint giving rise to an inspection, but not with respect to the fact that an inspection was undertaken pursuant to a complaint.

The Committee notes that the Government reiterates that Ministerial Order No. 13 provides that a labour inspector shall safeguard the confidentiality of the name or names of a complainant, if an inspection is carried out in consequence of that complaint. The Government states that this is in conformity with Article 15 of the Convention. In this regard, the Committee recalls that Article 15(c) of the Convention not only requires labour inspectors to treat as absolutely confidential the source of any complaint bringing to their notice a defect or breach of legal provisions, but also that they should not give any intimation to the employer or his representative that an inspection visit was made in consequence of the receipt of such a complaint. This would ensure the protection of those lodging complaints from any reprisals by the employer or his or her representative. Noting the Government’s indication that it is currently examining an amendment to Ministerial Order No. 13 of 2005, the Committee requests the Government to take steps to ensure that where an inspection is carried out in response to a complaint, the inspector is required not to give any intimation of the existence of such a complaint. It requests the Government to provide information on measures taken to this end, and to provide a copy of any legislation adopted in this regard.

Articles 20 and 21. Publication and content of the annual report on the work of the labour inspectorate. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report, in response to the Committee’s previous request, on the number of workplaces liable to inspection and the number of workers employed therein. The Committee requests the Government to take the necessary measures to ensure that annual labour inspection reports are published and that these reports are transmitted to the ILO, containing information on all of the subjects covered by Article 21(a) to (g).