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

Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930 (No. 30) - Lebanon (Ratification: 1977)

The Committee notes the Government's report in reply to its previous comments. It notes in particular the information concerning the application of Article 11 of the Convention. It would be grateful if the Government would supply additional information in its next report on the following points:

Article 1. The Committee once again requests the Government to indicate the legal provisions governing the situation of salaried employees and wage-earners who are on probation or work on a daily basis in government and municipal services, to whom the public service regulations do not apply and who are excluded from the scope of the Labour Code.

Article 3. The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government concerning weekly hours of work. However, it notes that section 31 of the Labour Code still determines a weekly limit to hours of work without establishing a daily limit, as provided by Article 3 of the Convention. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the measures which have been taken or are envisaged with a view to ensuring that the legislation is in conformity with Article 3 of the Convention.

Article 7. The Committee refers to its previous comments relating to sections 32 and 33 of the Labour Code, which authorize exceptions to hours of work which go beyond the exceptions provided for in the Convention. Furthermore, section 32 does not establish a limit to the additional hours of work that may be allowed, and section 33 does not determine the number of additional hours which may be allowed in the year, in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 3. The Committee notes the statement that exceptions apply for a limited time and that measures will be taken to give effect to this provision in the context of the work of the special commission established to examine the measures which are necessary to bring the legislation into conformity with ratified Conventions.

Article 8. The Committee also notes the Government's statement that the above special commission would examine the question of the application of this Article, which provides for the consultation of the workers' and employers' organizations concerned before making the regulations provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of the Convention.

The Committee hopes that, as soon as circumstances permit, the Government will be able to envisage the possibility of enacting the appropriate legislative texts to give full effect to the provisions of the Convention on which it has commented.