Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2022, published 111st ILC session (2023)

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

The Committee notes with concern that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that the next report will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous comments.

Repetition

Article 6 and 7 of the Convention. List of exceptions. The Committee notes the Government’s report, which indicates that it will forward the previous comments of the Committee to the Law Review Commission, especially those concerning permanent and temporary exceptions allowed under Article 6of the Convention and Article 7 of the Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930 (No. 30). Furthermore, the Committee had previously noted that section 42(2)(c) of the draft amendment to the Labour Code provides for the possibility of exceeding the maximum hours of work in specific processes which, due to their nature, must be carried on continuously by a succession of shifts, subject to the condition that the working hours shall not exceed 56 per week on average. In this regard, it recalls that, according to Article 7 of the Convention, the Government has to provide a list of the processes which are classified as being necessarily continuous in character.The Committee once again requests the Government to provide this list. It also requests the Government to keep it informed of any progress made with regard to the amendments to the draft Labour Code, which the Government has been referring to for over 15 years.