Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2000, published 89th ILC session (2001)

Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 89) - Kuwait (Ratification: 1961)

The Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s reports.

Following up on its previous comments concerning the need to extend the application of the Convention to certain categories of workers who are excluded from the Labour Law in the Private Sector, No. 38 of 1964 (i.e. workers in enterprises operating without recourse to power and employing less than five people, and casual and temporary workers engaged for less than six months), the Committee regrets that no progress is made and that the Bill to amend Law No. 38 of 1964 has yet to be formally adopted.

Bearing in mind that the Committee has been drawing attention to this point for more than 25 years, the Committee expresses the hope that measures will be taken without further delay to eliminate the divergences between the national legislation and the provisions of the Convention.

The Committee also wishes to draw the Government’s attention to the Protocol of 1990 to Convention No. 89, which offers greater flexibility in the application of this Convention.