Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 6) - Lao People's Democratic Republic (Ratification: 1964)

The Committee has noted the information provided in the Government's report.

The Committee notes that under section 37 of Decree No. 24/PR of the President of the Republic, dated 24 April 1994, promulgating Act No. 002/NA of 14 March 1994 on employment, an employer may employ young workers aged between 15 and 18 years provided that they do not work more than six hours daily or 36 hours weekly. It also notes that under the same section young workers should not be employed to carry out work which is difficult or harmful to their health, including night work in all industrial sectors between 10 o'clock in the evening and 5 o'clock in the morning; this period should be included in the 11 hours of rest before return to work. The Committee recalls that under Article 2(1) of the Convention young people under 18 years of age shall not be employed during the night in any public or private industrial undertaking, or in any branch thereof, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1(1) of the Convention, regardless of whether the work carried out during the night is difficult or harmful to their health.

The Committee hopes that the necessary amendments will be adopted in the near future to ensure full application of the Convention. It requests the Government to indicate any progress achieved on this subject.