Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

The Committee notes the detailed information provided in the Government's first report. It also notes the Government's statement that, following the denunciation of the collective labour agreement (CCT) for hotels, restaurants and cafés on 30 June 1996, the sector is not currently subject to any kind of formal agreements. Negotiations are in progress at national level and a mediator has been appointed. According to the timetable drawn up, the partners hope to reach agreement on a new text at the latest in the autumn of 1997 so as to enable the new CCT to come into force on 1 January 1998. In the meantime, the social partners of the Canton of Geneva have adopted a cantonal CCT, the provisions of which have been extended in an Order of the Geneva State Council of 29 October 1996. This CCT is valid until such time as a new national collective labour agreement declared by the Federal Council to be of general application comes into force, but at the latest until 31 December 1998.

The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the developments in the negotiations in progress with a view to the conclusion of a new national collective labour agreement (CCNT) and to send, where appropriate, copies of the relevant texts as soon as they have been adopted.

In addition, the Committee requests the Government to provide additional information on the following points:

Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged with a view to the adoption and application of a policy designed to improve the working conditions of the workers concerned, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention.

Point V of the report form. The Committee requests the Government to provide general information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in the country, by enclosing, for example, details of the number of workers (Swiss nationals and foreigners) covered by the CCT, together with relevant extracts from labour inspection reports (for example, infringements recorded, penalties imposed), or from reports on the supervision of the application of the collective agreement in force (for example, reports of the joint commission responsible for supervising the collective agreement, the Office responsible for monitoring the collective agreement, and so on).