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

Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention, 1991 (No. 172) - Guyana (Ratification: 1996)

The Committee notes the information supplied in the first Government’s report. It requests the Government to provide further information on the following points.

Article 3. The Committee notes that according to the Government the workers under reference are not excluded from the scope of any minimum standards adopted for workers in general, including those relating to social security entitlements. The Committee recalls that the Article of the Convention provides for member States which have ratified the Convention to adopt and apply, in an appropriate manner and taking into account the conditions and national practice, a policy which specifically takes into consideration the work carried out by workers in hotels and restaurants and which is intended to improve their working conditions. Consequently the Committee asks the Government to indicate the measures adopted or envisaged with a view to formulating a national policy aimed at improving the working conditions of workers in hotels and restaurants.

Article 4(1).  The Committee requests the Government to indicate the definition of the term "hours of work" by national law or practice.

Article 4(4). The Committee requests the Government to indicate if, where possible, the workers concerned have sufficient advance notice of working schedules to enable them to organize their personal and family life accordingly.

Article 6(1). The Committee notes that according to the Government’s information, minimum rates of pay are stipulated by law and tips are not taken into account when rates are determined. Thus, the Committee requests the Government to indicate the national practice about "tips".

Article 8. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that a few establishments have been unionized and superior benefits in some areas have been applied through collective bargaining agreements. It requests the Government to send a copy of some collective agreements applicable to workers covered by the provisions of the Convention.

Part V of the report form. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in respect of the results of inspection in establishments concerned by measures giving effect to the Convention. It requests the Government to continue to provide general information concerning the application of the Convention in the country, including the available data on the approximate number of workers covered by the provisions of the Licensed Premises Act No. 22 of 1944 (Cap. 82:22), as amended by Act No. 17 of 1994.