Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2007, published 97th ILC session (2008)

Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 6) - Madagascar (Ratification: 1960)

The Committee notes the Government’s report.

Article 2, paragraph 1, and Article 3 of the Convention. The Committee notes with interest that section 104 of Act No. 2003-044 of 28 July 2004 issuing the Labour Code prohibits the night work of young persons up to 18 years of age and that section 104(2) states that “a daily rest period of 12 consecutive hours is compulsory for young workers”. In addition, section 83 of the Act states that work performed between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. is considered as night work. The Committee also notes the Government’s information that Decree No. 2007-563 of 3 July 2007 now regulates the work of young persons, in which section 4 strictly prohibits the employment of children after 6 p.m.