Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977 (No. 149) - Zambia (Ratification: 1980)

The Committee notes the information in the government report.

Article 6 (a), (b) and (d) of the Convention. The Committee notes the remuneration scales in Personnel Division Circular No. B.14 of 1988, to implement revised salaries/wages and conditions of service. It once again invites the Government to indicate the legal provisions governing weekly hours of work for nursing personnel in the civil service.

The Committee notes that under the ten Joint Council Collective Agreements in force, nursing personnel in the branches of industry covered by these agreements enjoy the same conditions as the other workers, and that hours of work under these agreements range from 40 to 48 hours per week. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide samples of these agreements.

The Committee also takes note of Statutory Instrument No. 126, to cover nursing personnel which does not work in the civil service or falls under the Joint Council Collective Agreements, and Statutory Instrument No. 127 of 1992 which is also to cover nursing personnel working in private surgeries. The Committee would be grateful if the Government could indicate the provisions of these instruments which subject nursing personnel to the scope of application of these instruments. Furthermore, it asks the Government to indicate under which provisions weekly rest and educational leave are to be granted.

Article 7. The Committee notes that nursing personnel is subject to periodical medical check-ups including an examination to detect the AIDS virus. The Committee would appreciate receiving more detailed information on this point, taking into account the questions set out in its General Observation on this issue.

The Commmittee notes the information provided under point V of the report form. It would be grateful if the Government would continue to provide this kind of information, including that concerning any difficulties encountered in the implementation of the Convention.