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

Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) - Solomon Islands (Ratification: 1985)

The Committee takes note of the information supplied by the Government in its last report. It requests the Government to provide additional information on the following points.

Articles 4 and 5 of the Convention. With reference to its previous direct request, the Committee notes the information according to which, under the terms of section 11(f) of the Labour Act (Cap. 75), a worker may be required to work on customary rest days, in occupations where this is expressly provided for in the contract of service. However, the Government also points out that this exception does not affect the worker's entitlement to a period of rest of 24 consecutive hours in any seven-day period.

Article 6. The Government is asked to provide a list of exceptions allowed under Article 4 of the Convention, in particular a list of those workers whose conditions of service are governed by the Essential Services Act. The Government is also asked to provide a copy of this text.

Article 7. The Committee notes that this Article is implemented through the provisions of section 11(7) of the Labour Act (Cap. 75), and requests the Government to provide specimen copies of the notices and rosters that are used.

Points III and V of the report form. The Government is asked to supply as much information as possible on the activities of the inspection services, including, where appropriate, relevant extracts from inspection reports or statistics on the number and nature of contraventions reported.