Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2017, publiée 107ème session CIT (2018)

Convention (n° 138) sur l'âge minimum, 1973 - Tunisie (Ratification: 1995)

Article 1 of the Convention. National policy. The Committee notes that a National Plan of Action to Combat Child Labour was adopted in 2015 and covers the period up to 2020. The Plan of Action identifies sectors in which child labour is prevalent, such as agriculture, mechanical work and domestic work. The Committee notes the emphasis placed by the Plan of Action on priority strategic action, including: (i) the harmonization of the legislation respecting child labour; (ii) the development of an awareness-raising campaign in the regions most affected by child labour; and (iii) the training of actors in the field of child protection, such as labour inspectors, social assistants and teachers. The Committee requests that the Government provide information on the measures adopted within the framework of the National Plan of Action to Combat Child Labour 2015–20 and the results achieved.

Article 7. Determination of light work. In its previous comments, the Committee noted the Government’s indication that a draft decree to determine the nature of light work and the conditions under which such work may be performed was being prepared.

The Committee notes the Government’s indication that a copy of the Decree respecting light work will be provided to the Office once it has been adopted. Noting that the Government has been referring to this Decree for a number of years, the Committee urges the Government to take the necessary measures for the adoption of the Decree in the very near future. It requests that the Government provide a copy once it has been adopted.

Article 8. Artistic performances. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to provide a copy of the Order determining the minimum age from which individual authorizations may be granted for the employment of children in artistic performances.

The Committee notes with interest the Ministerial Order of 19 January 2000 determining the conditions for the granting of individual authorizations allowing children to participate in public performances or in cinematographic work. The Committee notes that the Order provides that individual authorizations may be granted for children under 16 years of age to participate in artistic performances under certain conditions, including: (i) the written agreement of the guardian; (ii) the certification by a specialized physician of the physical and mental aptitude of the child; and (iii) the limitation of the activity to two hours a day. Such authorizations are granted by the head of the labour inspection division.