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

Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention, 1939 (No. 67) - Peru (Ratification: 1962)

The Committee notes the Government's report which again indicates that the legislation on road transport is being revised to adapt it to the deregulation process, and that the drafting of new regulations is planned. The Committee recalls that the Government has provided the same information for many years, without any progress having been recorded.

In its report the Government indicates that a high proportion of vehicles are driven by their owners, that the country's road infrastructure is not of high standard and that the particularities of the country's geography means that it sometimes takes more than eight hours to cover short distances. These situations are not provided for as exceptions in the application of the Convention.

The Committee has also been making comments for many years, in particular, on the application of Articles 7, paragraph 2; 11; 13, paragraph 2; 14; 15; 16, paragraph 1; and 18, paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Convention. The Committee once again urges the Government to take the necessary steps to bring the national legislation and practice into conformity with these provisions of the Convention.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 1996.]