Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) - Eswatini (Ratification: 1978)

The Committee takes note of the information provided by the Government in its last two reports.

The Committee notes that under section 42(1) of the Industrial Relations Act, 2000, “a trade union or staff association […] may apply in writing for recognition as the employee representative […] concerning all terms and conditions of employment including wages and hours of work”. The Committee requests the Government to provide additional explanations on the extent to which weekly rest can be the subject of collective bargaining and also to transmit copies of collective agreements containing clauses related to weekly rest.

In addition, the Committee would appreciate receiving copies of the Regulation of Wages Orders currently in force for sectors such as building and construction, manufacturing and processing, forestry, manufacture and sale of handicrafts, road transportation, and mining and quarrying, which, according to the Government’s indications, contain specific provisions on weekly rest.

Part V of the report form. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to provide general information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including extracts from reports of the labour inspection services and, if possible, statistical information concerning the number of workers covered by the relevant legislation, the number and nature of contraventions reported, etc.