Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) - Cameroon (Ratification: 1960)

Articles 4 and 5 of the Convention. Total or partial exceptions – Compensatory periods of rest. The Committee notes the comments of the General Union of Workers of Cameroon (UGTC), received on 7 October 2013 and forwarded to the Government on 22 October 2013. The UGTC objects to the statements contained in the Government’s report – to the effect that the weekly rest period of workers employed by the Cameroon National Railways (CAMRAIL) is granted in accordance with a rotating system, and that the administrative staff have a day of rest every Sunday. The UGTC points out that this information does not reflect the actual situation. The Committee requests the Government to submit any comment it might wish to make in reply to the observations from the UGTC. The Committee also requests the Government to provide a copy of the internal regulations of CAMRAIL. Finally, the Committee requests the Government to refer to the comments made under Articles 7 and 8 of the Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106).