Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 1) - Syrian Arab Republic (Ratification: 1960)

The Committee has been drawing the Government's attention for many years to the fact that the provisions of section 117 of the Labour Code, which provide that "hours of work and pauses must be organized in such a fashion that the presence of the worker at the workplace does not exceed 11 hours a day", are liable to result in abuse and reminds it of the need to amend these provisions so as not to require the presence of the worker at the workplace beyond the limits of normal working hours which, in accordance with Article 2 of the Convention, must not exceed eight in the day. In this connection, the Committee notes with interest a communication sent by the Government to the ILO in July 1999 which indicates that, taking account of the comments formulated by the Committee in its previous observation, it has begun preparation of a new draft Legislative Decree to amend the Labour Code accordingly. The Committee requests the Government to inform the ILO on the progress achieved in this respect.