Holidays with Pay (Agriculture) Convention, 1952 (No. 101) - Antigua and Barbuda (Ratification: 1983)

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

Article 5 of the Convention. Increase in the duration of annual holiday with length of service. The Committee notes that in reply to its previous comment on this point, the Government indicates that current collective agreements make provisions for public and private sector workers to receive increases in annual vacation days based on years of service. The Government has not transmitted, however, any copies of current collective agreements applicable in the agricultural sector including provisions for an increase in the duration of the annual holiday based on the worker’s length of service. The Committee recalls, in this respect, that in the reports communicated in 1979 and 1987, the Government referred to the Antigua Agricultural Industries/Antigua Trades and Labour Union Collective Agreement with regard to the implementation of this provision of the Convention. The Committee therefore requests once again the Government to specify whether the above-cited collective agreement is still in effect and, if so, to forward a copy.

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

Article 5 of the Convention. Increase in the duration of annual holiday with length of service. The Committee recalls the Government’s indication in earlier reports that collective agreements make provisions for an increase in the duration of the annual holiday based on the worker’s length of service. The Committee once again requests the Government to specify whether any such agreements are still in effect and, if so, to transmit copies of the relevant texts.

Article 8. Right to annual holiday with pay. The Committee notes that there appears to exist no specific provision in the general labour legislation to ensure that workers may not relinquish the right to annual holiday with pay, as prescribed by this Article of the Convention, even though this principle may well be observed in practice. Noting that the Labour Code is currently under review, the Committee invites the Government to consider the possibility of introducing a new legislative provision expressly prohibiting any agreement to relinquish the right to an annual holiday with pay or to forego such a holiday so as to align the national legislation with prevailing practice.

Article 11 of the Convention and Part V of the report form. Noting that the Government has for the last time provided some statistical information concerning the practical application of the Convention in 1979, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply in future reports all available information, including, for instance, extracts from labour inspection reports containing information and statistical data on the enforcement of holidays with pay in agriculture.

Finally, the Committee takes this opportunity to recall that, based on the conclusions and proposals of the Working Party on Policy regarding the Revision of Standards, the ILO Governing Body has decided that Convention No. 101 is an outdated instrument and consequently States parties should be invited to denounce it and ratify at the same time the more recent Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 (No. 132), which may no longer be fully up to date but remains relevant in certain respects (see GB.283/LILS/WP/PRS/1/2, paragraph 12). The Committee asks the Government to keep the Office informed of any decisions taken or envisaged in this respect.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

The Committee notes the Government’s report. It understands that the Labour Code (Cap. 27) of 1975, as amended, sections C18 and C20 of which give effect to this Convention, is currently under review. It requests the Government to keep it informed of any further developments in this regard, in particular as regards workers’ entitlement to annual leave.

Part V of the report form. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide general information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including, for instance, information on the number of workers covered by the relevant legislation, copies of any collective agreements containing specific clauses on paid annual leave, extracts from the reports of the labour inspection services showing the number of contraventions reported in the agricultural sector and sanctions imposed, etc.

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

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee asks the Government to forward copies of the Antigua Agricultural Industries/Antigua Trades and Labour Union Collective Agreement and any other collective agreements or practical provisions, referred to in the reports of 1979 and 1987 with regard to the implementation of the Convention.

The Committee requests the Government to supply, as requested under Part V of the report form, copies of recent labour inspection reports containing information and statistical data on the enforcement of holidays with pay in agriculture.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government has not changed since the reporting period ending 1986.

The Committee asks the Government to forward copies of the Antigua Agricultural Industries/Antigua Trades and Labour Union Collective Agreement and any other collective agreements or practical provisions, referred to in the reports of 1979 and 1987 with regard to the implementation of the Convention.

The Committee requests the Government to supply, as requested under Part V of the report form, copies of recent labour inspection reports containing information and statistical data on the enforcement of holidays with pay in agriculture.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its last report. It also notes that the information has not changed since the reporting period ending 1986.

The Committee asks the Government to forward copies of the Antigua Agricultural Industries/Antigua Trades and Labour Union Collective Agreement and any other collective agreements or practical provisions, referred to in the reports of 1979 and 1987 with regard to the implementation of the Convention.

The Committee requests the Government to supply, as requested under Part V of the report form, copies of recent labour inspection reports containing information and statistical data on the enforcement of holidays with pay in agriculture.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2002, published 91st ILC session (2003)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its last report. It also notes that the information has not changed since the reporting period ending 1986.

The Committee asks the Government to forward copies of the Antigua Agricultural Industries/Antigua Trades and Labour Union Collective Agreement and any other collective agreements or practical provisions, referred to in the reports of 1979 and 1987 with regard to the implementation of the Convention.

The Committee requests the Government to supply, as requested under Part V of the report form, copies of recent labour inspection reports containing information and statistical data on the enforcement of holidays with pay in agriculture.