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

Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) - Algeria (Ratification: 1962)

Article 7 of the Convention. Notices and rosters. Further to its previous comment, the Committee notes the Government’s reference to section 76 of Act No. 90–11 of 21 April 1990 concerning the employment relationship in connection with the establishment of internal regulations in enterprises and Executive Decree No. 96–98 of 6 March 1996 determining the list and content of mandatory special books and registers for employers. However, the Committee notes that the internal regulations are optional for enterprises employing fewer than 20 workers and are mainly concerned with establishing disciplinary rules (disciplinary infringements and the corresponding penalties). As regards Executive Decree No. 96–98, it does not lay down any obligation for the employer to inform the workers of the days and hours of rest by means of notices posted conspicuously in the establishment or by a roster drawn up in accordance with the method approved by the legislation of the country or by a regulation. The Committee recalls that the purpose of Article 7 of the Convention is to inform workers employed in industrial establishments of the weekly hours of rest that are applicable to them, and to ensure the implementation and enforcement of these conditions. The Committee therefore hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures in the near future to ensure that all workers are informed of days and hours of rest by means of notices or rosters, in accordance with this Article of the Convention.