Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) - Mali (Ratification: 1960)

The Committee notes the observations of the Confederation of Workers’ Unions of Mali (CSTM), dated 22 November 2013, concerning the failure to comply with the rules on weekly rest. The Committee requests the Government to provide any observations that it deems appropriate in this regard.

Articles 4 and 5 of the Convention. Total or partial exceptions and compensatory rest. In reply to its previous observation and direct request, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that it does not have information concerning enterprises which have requested exceptions from the labour inspection services to the rules respecting weekly rest. With regard to weekly rest, the Committee notes that the Government’s report does not provide any information on the manner in which the granting of compensatory rest is ensured when workers are engaged in work on their day of weekly rest. The Committee recalls once again the importance of compensatory rest to protect the health of the workers who have been deprived of weekly rest. It also emphasizes that due to the situation of subordination of the worker to the employer, there could exist consequent risk of abuse arising out of the difficulty of ensuring, in the absence of any legislative or regulatory framework, that the interests of employed persons are indeed taken into account when determining periods of compensatory rest. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures adopted or envisaged to bring the national legislation into line with the provisions of the Convention.

Article 7. Posting of notices and record-keeping. In its previous comment, the Committee requested the Government to provide information on the measures taken or envisaged to give effect to this provision of the Convention, under the terms of which the employer shall be obliged either to make known to the whole of the staff the days and hours of collective rest, or to keep a roster of any special systems applicable to weekly rest. The Committee observes that the Government’s report does not contain any information on this matter. The Committee once again requests the Government to indicate how effect is given to this provision of the Convention.