Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

The Committee has noted the information supplied by the Government in reply to its previous direct request concerning the application of Article 5 of the Convention.

Article 1, paragraph 2, and Article 10 of the Convention. In its first report, the Government had stated that few provisions deal with workers who are responsible for members of their family other than children, and that the question of extending the right to time off or leave of absence to include supervision in connection with illness, of handicapped persons of any age, of aged parents, siblings, spouses and so forth, was being followed up. The Government had also stated that to some extent step-by-step implementation of the Convention would be followed. The Committee would be grateful if, in its next report, the Government would indicate what measures have been taken or are envisaged to apply the various Articles of the Convention to workers with responsibilities in relation to members of their immediate family (other than their dependent children) who clearly need their care or support.

Article 8. The Committee notes that no further steps have been taken to incorporate the Home-help Act into the Working Environment Act. It hopes that the next report will indicate any developments in this regard.