Observación (CEACR) - Adopción: 2024, Publicación: 113ª reunión CIT (2025)

Convenio sobre el descanso semanal (industria), 1921 (núm. 14) - República Democrática del Congo (Ratificación : 1960)

Legislative developments. The Committee notes that Act No. 16/010 of 15 July 2016 amending and supplementing Act No. 015-2002 issuing the Labour Code amends section 121 of the Labour Code to reduce the weekly rest period from 48 to 24 hours.

Article 5 of the Convention. Compensation. In its previous comments, noting that, in accordance with sections 9 and 10 of Ministerial Order No. 068/12 of 17 May 1968 on weekly rest, it is allowed to employ workers during their weekly rest period by paying overtime, without also granting them compensatory rest, the Committee requested the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to ensure that compensatory rest is granted for any exception to the rules on weekly rest. The Committee notes the Government’s indication in its report that it undertakes to adopt regulations to guarantee weekly rest in order to preserve the health of workers, without however indicating even an approximate period for the adoption of such provisions or providing details of the specific measures that it plans to adopt for that purpose. The Committee requests the Government to take the necessary measures without delay to ensure that all workers without exception who work during their weekly rest period are entitled to compensatory rest irrespective of any financial compensation provided.