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Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106) - Kuwait (RATIFICATION: 1961)

Article 2 of the Convention. The Committee recalls that for many years, it has been drawing the Government’s attention to the need to amend section 2 of the Labour Code of 1964, to include temporary workers employed for a period of not more than six months and workers at enterprises employing less than five people within the scope of the Labour Code, in order to grant them a weekly rest period of 24 consecutive hours during the course of each seven-day period. While on several occasions, the Government has given assurances in this respect, no progress has been made with the adoption of the draft Labour Code in the private sector. The Committee once again expresses the hope that the Government will take the necessary measures and requests the Government to inform it on any progress achieved.

With reference to Law No. 2 of 1997 to amend section 2 of the Labour Code of 1964, the Committee requests the Government again to specify the workers "who are provided for by other laws" which are excluded under this provision, and to indicate to the Committee the purpose of this amendment.