Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2025, Publicación: 114ª reunión CIT (2026)

Convenio sobre el trabajo nocturno de los menores (industria), 1919 (núm. 6) - República Democrática Popular Lao (Ratificación : 1964)

Articles 2(1) and 3(1) of the Convention. Prohibition of night work and period during which it is prohibited to work at night. The Committee notes the Government’s indication, in its report, that the Labour Law No. 43/NA of 2013 was amended on 24 December 2023. However, it notes that the Government does not provide a copy of the amended Labour Law. The Committee further notes the adoption of the Agreement on the Determination of Light and Hazardous Work Lists for Young Workers, No. 4677/MOLSW, of 12 December 2023, in which the term “night work” is not included in the list of hazardous work prohibited to persons under the age of 18 years. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the provisions of the amended Labour Law of 24 December 2023 which:

• define “night” as the period of at least 11 consecutive hours, including the interval between 10 o’clock in the evening and five o’clock in the morning.

The Committee requests the Government to provide a summary of the relevant provisions or a translation of the relevant provisions in one of the official languages of the ILO.