Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) - Guatemala (Ratification: 1952)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government, and particularly the copies of the reports of the General Labour Inspectorate. The Committee hopes that the Government will continue providing similar information in future reports.

With reference to its previous comments concerning the application of Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Convention, the Committee regrets to note that the Government has not replied to the questions that it has been raising for a number of years. The Committee recalls that in its previous comments it noted that the competent public authority was required to take the appropriate steps to advertise specifications of conditions of work or any other measures necessary to ensure that persons offering and tendering for contracts are aware of the terms of the clauses, in accordance with Governmental Agreement No. 51 of 17 September 1981, as amended, and it requested the Government to provide information on the measures taken in practice.

The Committee requests the Government to provide information in future reports on any measures taken to ensure that persons offering and tendering for public contracts are aware of the terms of the labour clauses to be inserted in accordance with the Ministerial Agreement of 21 November 1985, as well as information on the application of the Convention in practice.