Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2008, published 98th ILC session (2009)

Article 7 of the Convention. Notices and rosters. The Committee notes that, under section 75 of Act No. 90-11 of 21 April 1990 concerning labour relations, any employer whose workforce comprises 20 workers or more is required to draw up internal regulations. It also notes that, according to the Government, this document also establishes rules concerning the technical organization of work, in particular the distribution of weekly hours of work and the weekly rest period, after consultation of the workers’ elected representatives. The Committee also notes that section 79 of the Act on labour relations provides that the employer is required to ensure that such internal regulations are widely publicized among the workers concerned. While noting that the drawing up of internal regulations is optional in establishments employing fewer than 20 workers, the Committee requests the Government to indicate the way in which effect is given, in respect of these establishments, to this Article of the Convention, which requires the days and hours of rest to be made known by means of notices posted conspicuously, or by means of a roster drawn up in accordance with the method approved by the legislation of the country.

Part V of the report form. Practical application. The Committee notes that, according to the law, anyone who contravenes the legal provisions regarding rest periods shall be penalized with a fine of 1,000–2,000 Algerian dinars (about
€10–20) for each individual worker concerned. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply practical information concerning, for example, the number of workers covered by the legislation, extracts of the reports of the inspection services indicating the number and nature of contraventions reported, etc.