Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2013, publiée 103ème session CIT (2014)

Convention (n° 89) sur le travail de nuit (femmes) (révisée), 1948 - Guatemala (Ratification: 1952)

Article 3 of the Convention. Prohibition of night work for women. Further to its previous comment, the Committee notes that no concrete progress has as yet been made for either the ratification of the Night Work Convention, 1990 (No. 171), or the denunciation of Convention No. 89, even though the Government affirms that the employment of women in night work positions is a reality in the country and that the Convention has long ceased to be implemented. The Committee wishes to point out, in this respect, that contrary to the opinion given by the legal services of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Opinion No. 124-2013, a copy of which was attached to the Government’s latest report), the eventual ratification of Convention No. 171 will not ipso jure involve the immediate denunciation of Convention No. 89, which would need to be formally denounced in accordance with the procedure and within the time limits set out in Article 15(2). The Committee again invites the Government to take steps to move towards the ratification of Convention No. 171 and the denunciation of Convention No. 89 and to keep the Office informed of any decisions taken in this regard.