Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2002, published 91st ILC session (2003)

The Committee takes note of the information supplied by the Government in its last report. It has also noted that the information has not changed since the reporting period ending 30 June 1986. The Committee requests the Government to provide additional information, in its next report, on the following points.

Articles 4 and 5 of the Convention. The Committee asks the Government to indicate any collective agreement, such as the Collective Agreement between Eastern Airlines, Inc., and the Antigua Workers’ Union, or other national practice which takes advantage of permissive exceptions from the weekly rest period as provided for in Convention No. 24, paragraph (1) of the Antigua Labour Code No. 14 of 1975, as amended by Act No. 3 of 1976. It furthermore requests the Government to supply information on whether use has been made by orders of the Minister of Labour of the power provided for in Convention No. 24, paragraph (4) of the Labour Code to place certain categories of the establishments enumerated therein under special weekly rest schemes. Please also supply copies of the relevant collective agreements, other national provisions and ministerial orders which may have been adopted so far.

Article 6 of the Convention. Where advantage has been taken of the permissive provisions of Article 4 of the Convention (Convention No. 24, paragraph (1) of the Labour Code), the Committee would be grateful, if the Government would communicate a list of exceptions and indicate separately (a) the total exceptions and (b) the partial exceptions, distinguishing in the latter case suspensions and diminutions and giving as full information as possible regarding such suspensions and diminutions.