Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 1999, publiée 88ème session CIT (2000)

The Committee notes the Government's first report on the application of the Convention. It would be grateful if the Government would supply the ILO with a copy of Decree No. 544 of 27 January 1997 cited in the report. The Committee has also noted the provisions of the Labour Code as modified in 1999. It notes that section 96 of this Code makes possible the calculation of normal hours of work over a period of up to one year, without specifying the categories of employment concerned. In this connection, the Committee wishes to draw the attention of the Government to the fact that Recommendation No. 116 on the reduction of working hours, 1962, provides for the calculation of normal average hours of work; however, only in cases where "special conditions in certain branches of activity or technical needs justify it" (Paragraph 12). It must in fact be restricted to exceptional cases where the nature of the work, technical reasons or seasonal variations and periodic pressure of work make it necessary. In the light of these indications, the Committee hopes that the Government will take account of the provisions of the Recommendation and amend section 96 of the Labour Code in consequence. It requests it to keep the ILO informed on all developments in this regard.