Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1992, published 79th ILC session (1992)

Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930 (No. 30) - Equatorial Guinea (Ratification: 1985)

The Committee notes the report of the Government for the period June 1988 to June 1990 and the responses it supplied to the Committee's 1990 direct request. In this connection, the Committee would be grateful if the Government, in its forthcoming report, could supply further particulars on the following:

Article 7, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee notes that under the recently promulgated Law No. 2/1990 governing labour, permanent exceptions are provided for in a general way for point (b) of this provision. It does not appear as though the exceptions cited at points (a) and (c) are expressly covered by the Law. The Committee notes further that regulations will detail the exceptions provided for under national law.

In this connection, the Committee would request the Government to supply copies of the aforementioned regulations, together with an indication of whether such regulations may, within the scope of existing legislation, be drafted so as to ensure that points (a) and (c) of this provision of the Convention are applied.

Article 7, paragraph 3. The Committee notes that under the above-mentioned Law, extraordinary hours are limited to two hours daily, with a ceiling of 200 hours per year. This prescription is, however, apparently limited to situations covered under Article 7, paragraph 1(b) and paragraph 2, of the Convention. The Committee notes further that regulations will detail the exceptions provided for under national law.

In this connection, the Committee would request that the Government supply copies of the aforementioned regulations, together with an indication of whether such regulations may, within the scope of existing legislation, be drafted so as to ensure that all of the provisions of the Convention are applied.

Article 8. The Committee notes that the regulations to be promulgated under the Law governing labour are to be drafted after consultation with professional organisations, where such exist. In this connection, the Committee would appreciate if the Government could provide information concerning the social partners with whom such consultations were carried out.