Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2014, Publicación: 104ª reunión CIT (2015)

Convenio sobre el trabajo a domicilio, 1996 (núm. 177) - Bulgaria (Ratificación : 2009)

The Committee notes the observations of the Trade Union of Self-Employed and Informal Workers “Unity”, dated 23 October 2014, which concerns the situation of industrial homeworkers who do not work on the basis of an employment agreement and who would not be protected by law. The Committee requests the Government to transmit any comments it may wish to make in reply to the observations of the trade union “Unity”.

Article 4(2)(g) and (h) of the Convention. Equality of treatment – Minimum age and maternity protection. The Committee had noted that section 107(d) of the Labour Code which sets out the employer’s obligation to ensure equality of treatment between homeworkers and other employees in areas such as remuneration, health and safety, social security or training, does not make any specific reference to either minimum age or maternity protection. The Committee once again requests the Government to clarify whether the provisions of the Labour Code on minimum age and maternity protection, including maternity leave entitlement, apply also to homeworkers without exception.

Article 9 and Part V of the report form. Enforcement measures – Application in practice. The Committee requests the Government to provide together with its next report information of a general nature concerning the application of the Convention in practice, including statistics on the number of workers covered by the Convention, if possible broken down by gender and age, inspection results, and copies of official reports or research studies concerning the working conditions of homeworkers.