Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 89) - Tunisia (Ratification: 1957)

Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report, in particular as regards the application of Article 2, paragraph 3(b), of the Protocol. The Government refers to new sections 79 and 82 of Act No. 60-30 of 14 December 1960 on social security, as amended, which set the daily maternity allowance at two-thirds of the daily wage rate. The Government adds that employers generally pay a wage supplement so that female workers are able to maintain their income at the pre-maternity level while certain collective agreements explicitly provide that the remuneration level of female workers should remain unchanged throughout the period of absence on pregnancy or maternity grounds. The Committee would appreciate receiving the text of the above sections as well as copies of collective agreements guaranteeing the maintenance of the income of female workers during pregnancy or maternity.

In addition, the Committee would be grateful to the Government for providing, in accordance with Part V of the report form, up-to-date information concerning the practical application of the Convention, including for instance extracts from reports of inspection services, statistics on the number of workers covered by relevant legislation, any variations in the duration of the night period or exemptions from the prohibition of night work that may have been introduced - at the branch or enterprise level - following the ratification of the Protocol and the number of workers or establishments concerned, etc.