Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) - Greenland

Articles 4 and 5 of the Convention. Total or partial exceptions. The Committee requests the Government to refer to its comments made under Articles 7 and 8 of the Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106).

Article 7. Posting of notices. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that the workers are kept informed of the weekly rest scheme applicable to them, mainly through the publicity given by the social partners to collective agreements. Recalling that the Convention sets out an express obligation for each employer, director or manager to make known the days and hours of collective rest by means of notices or rosters, the Committee requests the Government to consider at the next suitable occasion the possibility of introducing in the working environment legislation a provision giving full effect to this Article of the Convention.

Part V of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government concerning the number of workers covered by the Convention and the structure of the labour inspection system as well as the 2007 annual report of the Greenlandic Working Environment Council. It would appreciate if the Government would continue providing up to date information on all aspects of the implementation and enforcement of the Convention.