Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 1995, Publicación: 82ª reunión CIT (1995)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report. It notes as well the statistics concerning the employment of women in Algeria for 1991 which show that women in employment account for almost 10 per cent of the total economically active population.

Article 2 of the Convention. The Committee refers to its previous comments in which it noted that Act No. 81-03 of 21 February 1981 to fix working hours prohibits night work, in section 14, for anyone under 19 years of age and, in section 15, for women of over 19 years of age. Furthermore, under section 13, any work performed between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. is regarded as night work. The Committee asks the Government to indicate the measures taken or contemplated to ensure, in accordance with this provision of the Convention, that the ban on night work covers a period of at least 11 consecutive hours.

The Committee notes Act No. 90-11 of 21 April 1990 respecting labour relations, section 28 of which prohibits the employment of workers of either sex who have not reached 19 years of age in night work, and section 29 of which prohibits the assignment of female staff to night work. Furthermore, under section 27 of the same Act, any work performed between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. is regarded as night work. The Committee notes that Act No. 90-11 of 21 April 1990 respecting labour relations does not amend the previous legislation since it merely repeats the provisions of sections 13, 14 and 15 of Act No. 81-03 of 21 February 1981 fixing working hours. It notes from the Government's report that its comments have again been submitted to Parliament with a view to amending the legislation to make it consistent with the provisions of the Convention. The Committee hopes that the necessary amendments will be adopted shortly in order to bring the legislation into conformity with the Convention, and asks the Government to indicate any progress made in this respect.

Articles 3 and 8. The Committee again refers to the planned decree to determine the production or service units or the jobs in which women's night work is permitted, and reiterates the hope that this decree will take account of the provisions of the Convention. The Committee asks the Government to indicate any progress made in this respect.