Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 90) - Lebanon (Ratification: 1962)

Article 3(2) of the Convention. The Committee previously noted that the national legislation allowed exceptions to be made to the prohibition of night work for young persons aged 12 years. It noted that section 16 of the draft Labour Code, which was prepared by the tripartite committee set up by the Ministry of Labour’s Order No. 210/1 of 2000, specifies that a training contract is a contract observed by an employer in their undertaking, notably in an industrial undertaking, so as to provide a full occupational vocational training to a person who is at least 14 years of age, on the condition that the safety, health and morals of the young person concerned are ensured. The Committee reminded the Government that, by virtue of Article 3(2) of the Convention, in the case of an apprenticeship or vocational training at night where industries or occupations are required to be carried out continuously, young persons must be at least 16 years of age and the apprenticeship or vocational training must be authorized by the competent authority, after consultation of the organizations of employers and workers. The Committee noted the Government’s information that the draft amendment to the Labour Code was referred to the ILO for its comments, which the Government has recently received, so as to revise it to better bring its provisions into conformity with the ratified Conventions.

The Committee notes with interest the adoption of Decree No. 8987 of 29 September 2012 on the prohibition of the employment of minors under the age of 18 years in works that may harm their health, safety or morals, according to which works requiring night shifts (between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.) are prohibited to children under 16 years of age.