Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1998, publiée 87ème session CIT (1999)

Convention (n° 1) sur la durée du travail (industrie), 1919 - Koweït (Ratification: 1961)

The Committee notes the Government's report and the comments provided in reply to its previous observation. The Government states that the possibility of applying to the public sector the new regulations respecting exceptions from the normal hours of work, which has been in force since the adoption of Ministerial Order No. 104/94 is being examined by the public authorities. It also provides information on the provisions of section 1 of Order No. 105/94, which, according to the Government, only authorizes exceptions from the normal hours of work within the limits set out in Order No. 104/94. The Committee notes this information and hopes that the Government will therefore amend accordingly paragraph 3 of Order No. 105/94, which refers to the Labour Law in the Private Sector (No. 38/64). An amendment of this nature would make it possible to overcome any ambiguity which may still exist with regard to the provisions which are applicable concerning the authorized limits for overtime work. Finally, the Government indicates its commitment to extending the application of the new Labour Law in the Private Sector, which is still in draft form, to all categories of workers, including temporary workers and workers in small and medium-sized enterprises. The Committee once again hopes that it will be adopted in the near future and requests the Government to keep the ILO informed of the progress achieved in this respect.