Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) Convention, 1962 (No. 117) - Tunisia (Ratification: 1970)

The Committee notes the Government's statement that the question of advances made to a worker to encourage him to accept a job does not arise in practice. The Government considers that this explains why there is no provision on this subject in the legislation. The Committee stresses that upon ratifying this Convention the Government undertook to apply its provisions, including Article 12(1) and (2) of the Convention, which provides that the maximum amounts of advances on wages which may be made to a worker in consideration of his taking up employment shall be regulated by the competent authority. The Committee recalls that in its previous reports the Government referred to several bills to revise the Labour Code in this respect. It again expresses the hope that the Government will adopt the necessary measures in the near future for the application of this Article of the Convention.

Further to its previous request the Committee notes with interest the information on progress made in the reform of the national education system, particularly the extension of the school leaving age to 16 years (Article 15(2)). Since the school leaving age is higher than the minimum age for employment, the Committee asks the Government to indicate the measures taken to prohibit the employment of persons below the age of 16 during the hours when schools are in session (Article 15(3)).