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

Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 1) - Syrian Arab Republic (Ratification: 1960)

The Committee notes the Government's report on the application of the Convention. It notes, from the information provided, that section 117 of the Labour Code, which was the subject of its previous comments, has still not been amended to bring it into conformity with the Convention. The Committee has been drawing the Government's attention for many years to the fact that the provisions of this section, which provides that "hours of work and pauses must be organized in such a fashion that the presence of the worker at the workplace does not exceed 11 hours a day", are liable to result in abuse and wishes to remind it once again of the need to amend these provisions so as not to require the presence of the worker at the workplace beyond the limits of normal working hours which, in accordance with Article 2 of the Convention, must not exceed eight in the day.

The Committee notes the Government's communication addressed to the ILO in August 1998 in which it undertakes to take into account the comments of the Committee and the Office by amending the latest versions of the draft texts to bring the national legislation into conformity with the provisions of certain ILO Conventions, including Convention No. 1. The Committee requests the Government to keep the ILO informed of the progress achieved in this respect.