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

Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 1) - Comoros (Ratification: 1978)

Article 8, paragraph 1(b), of the Convention. Posting of notices indicating rest intervals. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that sections 7 and 8 of Order No. 01-387/MFET give effect to Article 8(1)(b), of the Convention. It emphasizes that this provision of the Convention relates to rest intervals accorded to workers during the period of work, these intervals not being counted in the hours of work performed in the day, and that it does not relate to weekly rest. The Committee therefore requests the Government to provide additional information concerning the requirement for the employer to notify employed persons of the rest intervals accorded during the period of work by means of the posting of notices or in such other manner as may be approved by the Government.

Article 8, paragraph 2, and Part VI of the report form. Enforcement of the provisions of the Convention. Further to its previous comment concerning the Government’s responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of the Convention, for example through an adequate labour inspection system, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that the labour inspection services are encountering problems of organization and operation, as well as the inadequacy of resources, particularly in relation to the number of labour inspectors entrusted with supervising the application of the law. The Committee wishes to recall that the fact that the legislation is in conformity with the provisions of the Convention is not sufficient in itself, as the Government has to ensure their full implementation in law and practice. The Committee hopes that the Government will soon be in a position to provide information on the progress achieved in this respect, as well as any other information concerning the application of the Convention in practice (for example, extracts from the reports of the inspection services, statistical data on the number of workers covered by the legislation and the number of contraventions reported in relation to hours of work, etc.).