Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106) - Gabon (Ratification: 1973)

Article 2 of the Convention. The Committee notes the promulgation of Act No. 12/2000 of 12 November 2000 amending Act No. 3/94 of 21 November 1994 concerning the Labour Code. It also notes the abrogation of Decree No. 140/PR/MTERHFP of 14 February 1990 by Decree No. 728/PR/MTEFP of 29 June 1998 establishing the distribution of weekly hours of work. The Committee points out that the latter, unlike the one previously in force, is only applicable to the para-public and private sectors. The Government is therefore asked to indicate the national provisions applicable to weekly rest within the public sector, the Convention being applicable to the sectors listed in Article 2, irrespective of whether they are public or private.

Articles 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11. The Government states in its report that special schemes, exemptions and other variations with respect to weekly rest are laid down pursuant to the aforementioned Decree and the collective agreement on commerce. The Committee asks the Government to provide a copy of the collective agreement with its next report.