Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 1) - Guinea - Bissau (Ratification: 1977)

Article 7(1) of the Convention. List of authorized exceptions. The Committee notes the Government’s statement that no orders have been issued authorizing the averaging of working hours under section 44 of the General Labour Act and no regulations fixing the conditions for permanent and temporary exceptions under section 52, as prescribed by this Article of the Convention. It further notes the Government’s indication that this issue will be regulated under the upcoming new Labour Code. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the new text once it has been adopted.

Article 8(1)(b). Posting of notices. In the absence of reply, the Committee requests once again the Government to provide a sample copy or standard form of the work schedule provided for in section 63 of the General Labour Act.

Article 8(2). Penalties. The Government indicates that the General Labour Inspectorate often imposes fines on employers who employ workers outside the legally authorized working hours. It further indicates that the draft Labour Code contains special provisions governing this matter. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the new text once it has been adopted.