Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 1) - Argentina (Ratification: 1933)

1. In a direct request that it made in 1994, the Committee noted a communication from the Congress of Argentinian Workers (CTA) alleging that a draft text of the labour legislation envisaged that daily working hours could be extended to up to ten hours, while under Article 2 of the Convention, working hours shall not exceed eight in the day. The Committee requested the Government to make its own observations on this matter.

2. Furthermore, the Union of United Argentine Dockworkers (SUPA), in a communication dated 5 September 1995, refers to cases referred to the National Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health which, among other matters, raise the issue of working days that at times are longer than 12 continuous hours. In a letter dated 2 October 1995, the Office requested the Government to make its own comments which would be brought to the notice of the Committee.

3. The Committee trusts that the Government will refer, in its next detailed report on the application of the Convention, to the above issues and that it will provide the information required by the report form on the Convention, with an indication of the legislation respecting hours of work governing port activities and other sectors affected by sections 17 and 18 of Decree No. 2364/91 of 31 October 1991 respecting economic deregulation.