Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2008, published 98th ILC session (2009)

Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) - French Polynesia

Article 4 of the Convention. Total or partial exceptions. The Committee notes that, under section 3 of Decision No. 2002-101 APF of 1 August 2002, industrial undertakings which are entitled to grant weekly rest on a rotation basis include undertakings which produce materials that are likely to deteriorate rapidly, those in which any stoppage of work would result in loss or depreciation of the product being manufactured and those involved in the processing of plastic materials. It also notes that an order adopted in the Council of Ministers is to establish a classification for the industries concerned. The Committee requests the Government to supply further details in this regard, including, if applicable, a copy of the order in question and also further details of any collective agreements which establish the possibility of work on Sundays, and also arrangements for such work, for the abovementioned industries.

The Committee would also be grateful if the Government would continue to supply general information on the practical application of the Convention in accordance with Part V of the report form.