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

Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106) - Costa Rica (Ratification: 1959)

Articles 7 and 8 of the Convention. Permanent or temporary exemptions – Compensatory rest. The Committee recalls its previous comments in which it noted that section 150 of the Labour Code, which allows commercial establishments as a rule to remain open on Sundays for half a day, and also section 152, which allows work on the weekly rest days subject to agreement between the parties but makes no provision for compensatory rest, are inconsistent with the Convention. It wishes to point out in this connection that the Convention authorizes exemptions from weekly rest only in conditions that are exhaustively and clearly regulated by the competent authority, and requires that a mandatory period of compensatory rest at least equal to 24 hours be granted where exemptions are made. In its latest report, the Government indicates that, in order to harmonize the national legislation with the provisions of the Convention, it has again requested technical assistance from the Office and plans to start up a dialogue with the sectors concerned and with the support of the competent units. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any legislative amendments concerning sections 150 and 152 of the Labour Code or that could have an impact on implementation of the Convention.