Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) - Lebanon (Ratification: 1977)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report on this Convention and in its general report. It notes that, now that the situation in the country has returned to normal, a special committee has been set up and is to meet to draft texts to apply the Convention. It therefore hopes that the necessary measures will be taken in the near future to ensure the application of each Article of Part II of the Convention and particularly the following: Article 8 (ventilation of premises), Article 9 (lighting of premises), Article 10 (temperature of premises), Article 11 (layout of premises) and Article 16 (standards of hygiene in underground or windowless premises).

The Committee asks the Government to supply a copy of the provisions relating to the welfare of wage-earners adopted by the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs under section 18 of Decree No. 6341 of 2 October 1951. The Government is also asked to provide information on the practical effect given to section 16(4) of the above Decree, according to which the undertaking's physician has to take general measures to ensure the protection of health in work premises, particularly as regards safety, lighting, ventilation, circulation of air and supply of drinking-water, rest facilities, and extraction of dust and smoke.

In its previous comments, the Committee noted that under section 10 of Decree No. 6341 the necessary measures are to be taken to enable women to be seated, whereas under Article 14 of the Convention, suitable seats should be supplied for all workers. It notes the information supplied by the Government in its report to the effect that the legislation will be amended to bring it into conformity with this provision and asks the Government to report on progress made in this respect.