Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1989, published 76th ILC session (1989)

Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) - Guinea (Ratification: 1966)

Further to its previous observations, the Committee notes with satisfaction that the new Labour Code (Ordinance No. 3/PRG/SGG/88 of 28 January 1988) lays down penalties for infringements of the provisions relating to safety and health, in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Convention.

The Committee notes that the new Labour Code contains general provisions concerning health and safety which give effect to various Articles of the Convention and provides for ministerial orders to prescribe more specific measures for ensuring health and safety in all establishments. The Committee hopes that those measures will be prescribed shortly, that they will be framed after consultations with the representative organisations of employers and workers concerned, in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention, and that they will ensure full application of the following Articles of the Convention: Article 8 (ventilation); Article 9 (lighting); Article 12 (drinking water); Article 14 (seats for all workers); and Article 18 (noise and vibrations).

Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee notes that section 1 of the Labour Code excludes the public service from the application of the Code. It requests the Government to indicate how the Convention is applied to the public service.