Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1993, published 80th ILC session (1993)

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159) - Tunisia (Ratification: 1989)

The Committee notes with interest the information supplied by the Government in its first report on the application of the Convention. It notes in particular that "the vocational training, employment and social and economic integration of the disabled is a national responsibility" by virtue of Act No. 81-46 of 29 May 1981, and that the law and regulations appear to be generally in conformity with the provisions of the Convention. It would be grateful if the Government would, however, supply additional information in its next report on the following points:

Article 1, paragraph 4, of the Convention. The Committee notes that section 5 of Act No. 81-46 of 29 May 1981 respecting the promotion and protection of disabled persons, as amended by Act No. 89-52 of 14 March 1989, provides that the measures taken for the protection of disabled persons within the framework of this Act also cover foreign disabled persons residing in Tunisia subject to reciprocity with their country of origin. The Committee notes in this respect that by virtue of this provision of the Convention, the law shall apply to all categories of disabled persons, without any condition of reciprocity, including on the basis of nationality. The Committee hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to bring the national legislation into full conformity with the Convention on this point.

Article 7. The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government concerning the vocational guidance and placement services for the blind and sight impaired. Please describe the measures which have been taken with a view to providing and evaluating vocational guidance, placement and employment services for other categories of disabled persons. Please indicate the extent to which existing services for workers generally are used with necessary adaptations.

Point V of the report form. Please supply general information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including statistics, extracts from reports, studies and inquiries, concerning the matters covered by the Convention. Please, for example, supply a copy or relevant extracts of the report which the Higher Council for Disabled Persons has to submit, by virtue of Decree No. 88-2051 of 22 December 1988, on the evaluation of the situation of disabled persons and its policy proposals in this respect. Please supply the information which is considered appropriate on the activities undertaken by the Institute for the Promotion of Disabled Persons, which was established by Decree No. 90-2061 of 10 December 1990, in relation to the measures envisaged by the Convention.