Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 2000, publiée 89ème session CIT (2001)

The Committee notes the indications contained in the Government’s latest report concerning the re-examination of the new draft Labour Code by the Committee for Consultation and Tripartite Dialogue in order to take fully into account its comments on the application of the Convention and of the Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919, (No. 1). It trusts that the Government will shortly be in a position to adopt the draft as modified and will not fail to inform the ILO accordingly.

The Committee wishes to recall that, for many years, it has been drawing the Government’s attention to the fact that the provisions of section 117 of the current Labour Code, which provide that "hours of work and breaks must be organized in such a fashion that the presence of the worker at the workplace does not exceed 11 hours a day", are liable to result in abuse and should be amended so as not to require the presence of the worker at the workplace beyond the limits of normal working hours which, in accordance with Article 3 of the Convention, must not exceed eight hours in the day.