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Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) - Algeria (RATIFICATION: 1969)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

1. The Committee notes the adoption of Ordinance No. 96-11 of 10 June 1996 amending and supplementing Act No. 90-03 of 6 February 1990 respecting labour inspection, Executive Decree No. 96-209 of 5 July 1996 establishing the composition, organization and functioning of the Occupational Health, Safety and Medicine Council and Executive Decree No. 93-120 of 15 May 1993 respecting the organization of occupational medicine.

2. The Committee notes the Government’s statement in reply to its previous comment that the matters raised have not been covered by new provisions. The Committee recalls that in its previous comments it noted that Executive Decree No. 91-05 of 19 January 1991 issuing general requirements for protection relating to occupational health, safety and the environment, establishes provisions for the application of Act No. 88-07 of 26 January 1998, which does not give effect to the provisions of Article 14 and Article 18 of the Convention. In this respect, the Committee requested information on the following points:

Article 14 of the Convention. The Committee notes that this Article of the Convention provides that sufficient and suitable seats shall be supplied for workers and workers shall be given reasonable opportunities of using them. Accordingly, their provision only in changing rooms, as provided in section 19 of the above Decree, is not sufficient to give effect to this Article of the Convention. The Committee therefore requests the Government to indicate the manner in which this Article is applied in practice so that all the workers covered by the Convention are given opportunities of using the seats supplied.

Article 18. The Committee notes that section 15 of Executive Decree No. 91-05 of 19 January 1991 does not give full effect to this Article of the Convention. It therefore requests the Government to provide information on the measures which have been taken or are envisaged under section 15 of the above Decree to reduce vibrations which are likely to have harmful effects on workers.