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

Paid Educational Leave Convention, 1974 (No. 140) - Kenya (Ratification: 1979)

Granting of paid education leave. In reply to the Committee’s 1995 and 2000 direct requests, the Government states in a brief report received in September 2003 that it has not yet formulated a policy on the granting of paid educational leave. Due to opposition by employers’ organizations, the intended amendment to section 7 of the Employment Act has not yet been adopted. The Government also indicates that all amendments to comply with the requests of the Committee of Experts will be reviewed in the framework of the comprehensive labour law revision that is ongoing with the technical assistance of the Office and in consultation with the social partners and stakeholders. The Committee expresses its firm hope that the Government will be able to indicate in its next report that legislative or other appropriate practical measures may have been adopted with a view to formulating and applying a policy to promote paid educational leave in accordance with Articles 2, 3, 6 and 10 of the Convention. Please also provide any extracts of reports, studies, surveys or statistics that will enable the Committee to ascertain how the Convention is applied in practice (Part V of the report form).

[The Government is asked to reply in detail to the present comments in 2006.]