Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 1) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (Ratification: 1973)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report on the application of the Convention. It regrets the fact that the General Labour Bill, drawn up with the technical assistance of the ILO over several years, has not been endorsed by the Government. It therefore regrets that no progress has been achieved in bringing certain points of the General Labour Act of 1942 into conformity with the provisions of the Convention.

The Committee wishes to recall that for very many years it has been commenting on the fact that section 50 of the General Labour Act, which provides that the labour inspectorate may authorize up to two additional hours of work a day under any circumstances, is not in conformity with Article 6, paragraphs 1(b) and 2, of the Convention, which only admits temporary exceptions to deal with exceptional cases of pressure of work and on the condition that the maximum of additional hours which may be authorized is determined in each case in regulations made by public authority.

The Committee trusts that the Government will not fail to keep the ILO informed of the progress made in the revision of the General Labour Act and that it will be able to bring its legislation into conformity with the provisions of the Convention as soon as possible.