Permanent Tripartite Joint Committee debates NRs at the last Ordinary Meeting of 2023

Summary:

The Ministry of Labor and Employment conducted the 19th Ordinary Meeting of the Permanent Tripartite Social Consultation (CTPP) on December 12-13, 2023. The meeting aimed to discuss various labor regulations, including revisions to existing norms and the creation of new guidelines. The main topics covered were:

1. Review and updating of the CTPP Regulatory Agenda for 2024 and the Regulatory Evaluation Result (ARR) for Normative Regulation (NR) 32, which concerns workplace safety and health in healthcare services.
2. Differences in implementation deadlines and formation of a study group to evaluate the effectiveness of protection devices in the footwear sector for NR-12 (Footwear).
3. Harmonization of NR-01 and NR-31 to align with the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 155, which focuses on worker safety and health and workplace environment.
4. Inclusion of new terms in NR-01 (Terms and Definitions) and alterations to existing terms.
5. Approval of the updated text of NR-22, which covers workplace safety and health in mining, and the creation of a National Tripartite Technical Commission (CNTT) for NR-22.
6. Formation of a tripartite working group to discuss the topic of mineral dust, aligned with the discussion of chemicals in NR-09.
7. Revocation of NR-35, which covers work at heights, and the creation of a specific tripartite working group to re-discuss the topic.
8. Decisions to update and harmonize workplace safety and health regulations in companies related to meat processing and derivatives, and the creation of a National Tripartite Technical Commission (CNTT).

The CTPP aims to stimulate social dialogue to improve working conditions and workplace environment, and this meeting aimed to address various labor regulations to achieve this goal.