Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2008, published 98th ILC session (2009)

Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106) - Angola (Ratification: 1976)

Article 2 of the Convention. Weekly rest for public servants. Further to its previous comment on this point, the Committee notes the Government’s reply that while public servants are excluded from the scope of application of the General Labour Law No. 2/00 of 11 February 2000, they are protected under the legislation governing public service in general. It asks the Government to specify the provisions and transmit a copy of any relevant text.

Article 7, paragraph 4, and Article 8, paragraph 2. Consultation with employers’ and workers’ organizations. Please explain how it is given effect to the requirements of these Articles of the Convention in applying permanent and temporary exemptions from the general weekly rest scheme entitlement.

Article 8, paragraph 3. Compensatory rest. The Committee notes that under section 131 of the General Labour Law, workers are entitled to compensatory rest for working on the weekly rest day, which may be a half-day or one full day depending on the number of hours of work performed on the weekly rest day (half-day for less than four hours of work and one full day for more than four hours of work). Recalling that this Article of the Convention requires in all cases a compensatory rest period of a total duration at least equivalent to 24 hours, the Committee requests the Government to clarify how the Convention is given effect in this regard.

Part V of the report form. The Committee would appreciate receiving up to date information on the practical application of the Convention including, for instance, statistics on the approximate number of workers covered by the relevant legislation, labour inspection results showing the number of contraventions observed concerning weekly rest and sanctions imposed, etc.