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Repetition Article 2 of the Convention. Weekly rest. The Committee notes the observations made in 2009 by the National Union of Angolan Workers (UNTA), according to which cases of non-compliance with the Convention have been reported especially in the construction sector. In its reply, the Government indicates that the labour inspection services are responsible for controlling and punishing any infringements of the relevant legislation. The Government also refers to statistical information on inspection results that are regularly communicated to the Office. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to supply up-to-date information on the practical application of the Convention, including, for instance, statistics on the number of workers covered by the relevant legislation, copies of collective agreements containing clauses on weekly rest, extracts from reports of the labour inspection services showing the number of any infringements observed and sanctions imposed, sample copies of any standard working time chart that the Government may have approved for the purpose of keeping workers informed of the weekly rest arrangements applicable to them, etc.
Article 2 of the Convention. Weekly rest. The Committee notes the observations made by the National Union of Angolan Workers (UNTA), according to which cases of non-compliance with the Convention have been reported especially in the construction sector. In its reply, the Government indicates that the labour inspection services are responsible for controlling and punishing any infringements of the relevant legislation. The Government also refers to statistical information on inspection results that are regularly communicated to the Office. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to supply up-to-date information on the practical application of the Convention, including, for instance, statistics on the number of workers covered by the relevant legislation, copies of collective agreements containing clauses on weekly rest, extracts from reports of the labour inspection services showing the number of any infringements observed and sanctions imposed, sample copies of any standard working time chart that the Government may have approved for the purpose of keeping workers informed of the weekly rest arrangements applicable to them, etc.
Article 7 of the Convention. Notices and rosters. The Committee notes that section 123(2) of the General Labour Law No. 2/00 of 11 February 2000 requires a working time chart to be affixed at the workplace in a clearly visible manner accessible to all workers. It also notes that under section 122(1), working time is defined to include the time of starting and ending of the normal period of daily work, the daily rest and meal breaks and the weekly rest day. The Committee would appreciate receiving a copy of any standard working time chart that the Government may have approved for the purpose of keeping workers informed of the weekly rest arrangements applicable to them.
Part V of the report form. The Committee notes the information on labour inspection results contained in the annual report of the General Labour Inspectorate of 2007. It would be grateful if the Government would continue supplying up to date information on the implementation and enforcement of the legislation concerning weekly rest, including, for instance, inspection reports and statistics on the contraventions of the weekly rest legislation observed and sanctions imposed, etc.
Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention. Weekly rest for public servants. Section 2 of the General Labour Law No. 2/2000 exempts public servants from its scope. Please indicate the measures which ensure that this category of employees is entitled to a minimum weekly rest of 24 consecutive hours.
Article 7. Notices and rosters on weekly rest. The Committee requests the Government to indicate what legislative provisions give effect to this Article and to send copies of standard notices and rosters used by employers.
Part V of the report form. Referring to section 21 of Decree No. 8-E/91 of 16 March 1991 and section 8 of Decree No. 9/95 of 21 April 1995 concerning the labour inspectorate, the Government is asked to communicate in its future reports, extracts from the reports of the inspection services and any available statistics that could provide information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice.
The Committee notes from the Government's last report that Decree No. 8G/91 of 16 March 1991 establishes a five-day working week, thereby extending the mandatory weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours set forth by Decree No. 61/82 of 3 August 1982. The Committee also notes the adoption of Decree No. 8E/91 on 16 March 1991, which sets fines to be applied in the event of infractions of weekly rest provisions. It requests the Government to supply copies of recent labour inspection reports containing information and statistics on the enforcement of weekly rest provisions.