Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2009, Publicación: 99ª reunión CIT (2010)

Convenio sobre el descanso semanal (industria), 1921 (núm. 14) - Benin (Ratificación : 1960)

Article 5 of the Convention. Compensatory rest. The Committee notes that, under section 3 of Order No. 035/MFPTRA/DC/SGM/DT/SRT of 24 June 1998 on weekly rest, in case of temporary exceptions to the normal weekly rest scheme (i.e. urgent work due to an accident or maintenance of equipment), workers performing work on the day of weekly rest are entitled to monetary compensation. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to provide workers as far as possible in such cases with compensatory rest, as provided for in this Article of the Convention.

Article 7. Posting of notices. Further to its previous comments on this point, the Committee notes the Government’s explanations that, in the absence of a specific legislative provision requiring the posting of notices at the workplace to keep the workers informed of the days and hours of weekly rest, it focuses on raising awareness among employers about the need to notify their personnel of the weekly rest arrangement applicable to them. The Committee invites once again the Government to consider the possibility of adopting at the first suitable occasion an appropriate legislative provision to this effect, as required by this Article of the Convention.

Part V of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee would appreciate if the Government would make an effort to collect and communicate up to date information concerning the practical application of the Convention, including, if possible, statistics on the approximate number of workers covered by the relevant legislation, labour inspection results showing the number of infringements of the weekly rest legislation observed and sanctions imposed, copies of general or sectoral collective agreements containing clauses on weekly rest, etc.