Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 2008, publiée 98ème session CIT (2009)

Article 5 of the Convention. Compensatory rest. The Committee notes that in reply to its previous observation, the Government merely sends copies of an internal memo and an application form for leave or compensatory rest, from two non-governmental organizations. The Committee points out that these documents do not constitute local agreements within the meaning of Article 5 of the Convention. In view of the importance of compensatory rest to the protection of the health of the workers concerned, the Committee trusts that the Government will take the necessary steps without delay to ensure that, as far as possible, such rest is granted to workers who work on their weekly day of rest. It requests the Government to provide information on all progress made in this regard.

Article 7. Posting of notices and record-keeping. The Committee notes that the documents sent by the Government are not such as to ensure application of this provision of the Convention. It reminds the Government that, according to Article 7 of the Convention, employers must be required either to make known to the whole of the staff the days and hours of collective weekly rest or to draw up a roster indicating any special system of weekly rest. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide information on the measures taken or envisaged to give effect to this provision of the Convention.

The Committee is also addressing a request directly to the Government on other matters.