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

Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930 (No. 30) - 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 that the General Labour Bill, drawn up with the ILO technical assistance over a period of years, has not been retained by the Government. Consequently, the Committee regrets that no progress has been achieved to bring certain provisions of the General Labour Act of 1942 into conformity with the provisions of the Convention.

In this regard, the Committee draws the Government's attention to the fact that the Committee has for a considerable number of years been referring to section 50 of the above Act which provides that the labour inspectorate may authorize up to two additional hours of work per day under any circumstances, whereas under the provisions of Article 7 of the Convention temporary exceptions to the normal working day may only be granted in the event of abnormal pressures of work determined under paragraph 2(b), (c) and (d), and paragraph 3 of the same Article provides that a maximum number of additional hours of work which may be allowed in the day and in the year must be determined.

The Committee trusts that the Government will not fail to keep the ILO informed of developments in the revision of the General Labour Bill and that it will bring its legislation into conformity with the provisions of the Convention in the near future.