Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2010, published 100th ILC session (2011)

Article 5 of the Convention. Compensatory rest. The Committee notes that, under section 115 of the Labour Code of 2004, employees who work on a day off may be compensated, by mutual agreement of the parties, by being granted another day off, or an extension to their annual holiday, or by receiving an extra payment at double the normal rate.  In this connection, the Committee recalls that under Article 5 of the Convention provision has to be made, as far as possible, for compensatory periods of rest irrespective of any cash compensation, it being understood that a minimum of rest and leisure every week is essential to ensure the protection of the health and well-being of the worker. The Committee also draws the Government’s attention to the comments made under the Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106), on this point. The Committee therefore requests the Government to take appropriate action in order to bring its legislation into full conformity with the Convention in this respect.

Articles 4 and 6. Total or partial exceptions. The Committee notes that section 101 of the Labour Code provides that the Government must determine specific regimes of work and rest, among other categories, for the employees working in the transportation sector. It also notes that, under section 114 of the Labour Code, work on weekends and non-working holidays may be permitted in cases where its suspension is impossible for production and technical reasons (continuous operation) or work for the service of the population as  well as urgent repairs and urgent loading and unloading. The Committee requests the Government to provide more detailed information on the application of the abovementioned provisions in practice, including copies of any legal texts not previously communicated to the Office, and also to draw up a list, as required by Article 6 of the Convention, of all the total or partial exceptions authorized by labour laws and regulations to the normal weekly rest scheme of industrial undertakings.

Article 7. Posting of notices. The Committee has been requesting the Government to specify the legal provisions giving effect to this requirement of the Convention. While noting section 101 of the Labour Code, which provides that workers must be notified of their working time schedule two weeks before it enters into effect, the Committee requests the Government to indicate whether provision is specifically made for notices to be posted conspicuously at the workplace or for rosters to be drawn up in accordance with an approved form, with a view to keeping the workers informed of the weekly rest scheme applicable to them, as required by this Article of the Convention. The Committee would appreciate receiving sample copies of such notices and rosters, where appropriate.

Part V of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee notes that the Government has not provided for a number of years any information on the application of the Convention in practice. The Committee therefore requests the Government to provide up-to-date information concerning the practical application of the Convention, including, for instance, statistics on the approximate number of workers covered by the relevant legislation, labour inspection results showing the number of infringements of the weekly rest legislation observed and sanctions imposed, copies of collective agreements containing clauses on weekly rest, etc.

Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Article 2 of the Convention. Right to weekly rest. The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received for the tenth consecutive year. The Committee hopes that a report will be supplied for the examination of the Committee at its next session and that it will contain detailed information on the application of all the provisions of the Convention, in particular as regards the conditions for granting compensatory rest, which the Committee has also raised in its comments under the Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106).

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

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received for the ninth consecutive year. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee notes the adoption of Text No. 106 of 4 August 2004 issuing the Labour Code. The Committee asks the Government to provide full information on the application of all the provisions of the Convention in its next report.

In addition, the Government is requested to refer to the comments made under Convention No. 106.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2007, published 97th ILC session (2008)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received for the eighth consecutive year. It also notes the adoption of text No. 106 of 4 August 2004 issuing the Labour Code, which it will examine at its next session. The Committee trusts that the Government will provide full information on the application of all the provisions of the Convention in its next report.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 2008.]

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate in its next report the legal provisions giving effect to Article 7 of the Convention and requests it to supply models of the notices and rosters provided for.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate in its next report the legal provisions giving effect to Article 7 of the Convention and requests it to supply models of the notices and rosters provided for.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate in its next report the legal provisions giving effect to Article 7 of the Convention and requests it to supply models of the notices and rosters provided for.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate in its next report the legal provisions giving effect to Article 7 of the Convention and requests it to supply models of the notices and rosters provided for.

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

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate in its next report the legal provisions giving effect to Article 7 of the Convention and requests it to supply models of the notices and rosters provided for.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

        The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate in its next report the legal provisions giving effect to Article 7 of the Convention and requests it to supply models of the notices and rosters provided for.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2000, published 89th ILC session (2001)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which reads as follows:

The Committee notes with interest the first report of the Government on the application of the Convention. It would be grateful if it would indicate in its next report the legal provisions giving effect to Article 7 of the Convention and requests it to supply models of the notices and rosters provided for.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

The Committee notes with interest the first report of the Government on the application of the Convention. It would be grateful if it would indicate in its next report the legal provisions giving effect to Article 7 of the Convention and requests it to supply models of the notices and rosters provided for.