Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2003, Publicación: 92ª reunión CIT (2004)

Convenio sobre el descanso semanal (industria), 1921 (núm. 14) - Chile (Ratificación : 1925)

The Committee notes the information provided with the last report and the Government’s reply to its previous comments. It further notes that Law No. 19759 of 27 September 2001 modifies the Labour Code and Law No. 1 of 31 July 2002 contains its consolidated version. The Committee asks the Government to supply further details on the following questions.

Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee notes that section 1 of the Labour Code exempts the public service from its scope inasmuch as specific statutes cover it. It requests the Government to indicate the measures which ensure the application of the Convention to industrial workers in the public sector.

Article 7. The Committee notes the provisions made under sections 153-156 concerning the keeping of records and the posting of hours of work and weekly rest as a means of ensuring the proper administration of weekly rest. It requests the Government to supply specimen copies of notices and rosters specified in virtue of Article 7 of the Convention.

Part V of the report form. Please continue to supply, with future reports information on the working of inspection in respect of weekly rest, including, where appropriate, relevant extracts from inspection reports and statistics on the number and nature of any contraventions of the weekly rest provisions of the Labour Code.