RS 0.822.712.4 Convention n^o 14 of 17 November 1921 concerning the application of weekly rest in industrial establishments

Original Language Title: RS 0.822.712.4 Convention n^o 14 du 17 novembre 1921 concernant l’application du repos hebdomadaire dans les établissements industriels

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0.822.712.4

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Convention n ^O 14 concerning the application of weekly rest in industrial establishments

Adopted in Geneva on 17 November 1921 ¹
Approved by the Federal Assembly on 21 December 1934 ²
Ratification filed by Switzerland on January 16, 1935
Entry into force for Switzerland on 16 January 1935
Amenated by Conventions Nos. 80 ³ And 116 ⁴

(State on 21 May 2010)

The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,

Convened in Geneva by the Governing Council of the International Labour Office and meeting there on 25 October 1921, at its third session,

After deciding to adopt various proposals relating to weekly rest in industry, a matter included in the seventh item of the agenda of the session, and

After deciding that these proposals would take the form of an international convention,

Adopts the following convention, Which will be called the Convention on Weekly Rest (Industry), 1921, to be ratified by the members of the International Labour Organization, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization ⁵:

Art. 1

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following shall be considered as "industrial establishments":

A.: Mining, quarrying and extractive industries of all kinds;
B.: Industries in which products are manufactured, modified, cleaned, repaired, decorated, finished, prepared for sale, or in which the materials undergo a processing, including the construction of the ships, the industries of Demolition of equipment, as well as the production, processing and transmission of motor force in general and electricity;
C.: The construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair, modification or demolition of all buildings and buildings, railways, trams, ports, docks, piers, canals, inland navigation facilities, roads, tunnels, bridges, Viaducts, sewers, ordinary sewers, wells, telephone or telegraph facilities, electrical installations, gas plants, water distribution, or other construction, as well as preparation and foundation work Preceding the above work;
D.: The carriage of persons or goods by road, railway or inland waterway, including the handling of goods in the docks, wharves, wharfs and warehouses, except for the carriage by hand.

2. The above list shall be made subject to the special national exceptions provided for in the Washington Convention to limit the number of hours of work to eight hours per day and to forty-eight hours per week Industrial establishments, ¹ To the extent that such exceptions apply to this Agreement.

In addition to the foregoing enumeration, if it is recognized as necessary, each member will be able to determine the dividing line between industry on the one hand, trade and agriculture on the other.

¹ Switzerland has not ratified this convention.

Art. 2

1. All the staff employed in any industrial, public or private establishment, or in its dependencies, shall, subject to the exceptions provided for in the following articles, enjoy within each seven-day period, a rest comprising the Minimum twenty-four consecutive hours.

2. This rest will be granted as much as possible at the same time to all staff at each institution.

3. It shall coincide, as far as possible, with the days devoted by the tradition or usages of the country or region.

Art. 3

Each member may except the application of the provisions of s. 2 employed persons in industrial establishments in which only members of the same family are employed.

Art. 4

1. Each member may authorize total or partial exceptions (including suspensions and decreases of rest) to the provisions of s. 2, taking particular account of all appropriate economic and humanitarian considerations and after consulting the qualified associations of employers and workers, where they exist.

2. This consultation will not be necessary in the case of exceptions which have already been granted by application of the legislation in force.

Art. 5

Each member shall, as far as possible, establish provisions for periods of rest in compensation for suspensions or decreases granted under s. 4, except in cases where local agreements or practices have already provided for such rest.

Art. 6

1. Each member shall draw up a list of exceptions granted in accordance with Art. 3 and 4 of this Convention and shall communicate it to the International Labour Office. Each member will then communicate, every two years, any changes he has made to this list.

2. The International Labour Office will present a report on this subject to the General Conference of the International Labour Organization.

Art. 7

With a view to facilitating the application of the provisions of this Convention, each pattern, director or manager shall be subject to the following obligations:

A.: To make known, in the case where weekly rest is given collectively to all staff, the days and hours of collective rest by means of posters affixed in an apparent manner in the establishment or in any other suitable place or In any other mode approved by the government;
B.: To make known, where rest is not given collectively to all staff, by means of a register drawn up according to the mode approved by the legislation of the country or by a regulation of the competent authority, the workers or employees subject to a Special rest arrangements and indicate this plan.

Art. 8

The official ratifications of this Convention under the conditions established by the Constitution of the International Labour Organization shall be communicated to and registered by the Director General of the International Labour Office.

Art.

This Convention shall enter into force as soon as the ratifications of two members of the International Labour Organization have been registered by the Director General.

2. It shall bind only those members whose ratification has been registered with the International Labour Office.

3. Thereafter, this Convention shall enter into force for each Member on the date on which its ratification has been registered at the International Labour Office.

Art. 10

As soon as the ratifications of two members of the International Labour Organization have been registered with the International Labour Office, the Director-General of the International Labour Office will notify all members of the The International Labour Organization. It will also notify them of the registration of ratifications, which will subsequently be communicated to it by all other members of the organisation.

Art. 11

Any member ratifying this Agreement undertakes to apply the provisions of s. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 at the latest 1 ^Er January 1924 and to take such measures as will be necessary to make these provisions effective.

Art. 12

Any member of the International Labour Organization ratifying this Convention undertakes to apply it to its colonies, possessions and protectorates, in accordance with the provisions of Art. 35 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization.

Art. 13

Any member who has ratified this Convention may denounce it at the expiration of a period of ten years after the date of the initial implementation of the Convention by an act communicated to the Director General of the International Labour Office and By registered. The denunciation shall take effect only one year after being registered at the International Labour Office.

Art. 14 ¹

Whenever it deems it necessary, the Governing Council of the International Labour Office shall submit to the General Conference a report on the application of this Convention and consider whether it should be included in the agenda of the Conference the question of its total or partial revision.

¹ New content according to Art. 1 of conv. N ^O 116 of 26 June 1961, approved by the Ass. Fed. 2 Oct. 1962 and in force for Switzerland since 5 Nov 1962 (RO 1962 1404).

Art. 15

Both the English and French texts of this Agreement shall prevail.

(Suivent signatures)

Scope on 21 May 2010 ⁶


States Parties	Ratification Statement of Succession (S)		Entry into force


Afghanistan	12 June	1939	12 June	1939
Algeria	19 October	1962 S	19 October	1962
Angola	4 June	1976 S	4 June	1976
Antigua and Barbuda	2 February	1983 S	2 February	1983
Saudi Arabia	15 June	1978	15 June	1978
Argentina	26 May	1936	26 May	1936
Armenia	27 January	2006	27 January	2006
Azerbaijan	19 May	1992 S	19 May	1992
Bahamas	25 May	1976 S	25 May	1976
Bahrain	11 June	1981	11 June	1981
Bangladesh	22 June	1972 S	22 June	1972
Belarus	26 February	1968	26 February	1968
Belgium	19 July	1926	19 July	1926
Belize	22 June	1999	22 June	2000
Benin	12 December	1960 S	12 December	1960
Bolivia	19 July	1954	19 July	1954
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2 June	1993 S	2 June	1993
Botswana	3 February	1988	3 February	1988
Brazil	April 25	1957	April 25	1957
Bulgaria	6 March	1925	6 March	1925
Burkina Faso	21 November	1960 S	21 November	1960
Burundi	March 11	1963 S	March 11	1963
Cameroon	7 June	1960 S	7 June	1960
Canada	21 March	1935	21 March	1935
Chile	September 15	1925	September 15	1925
China	17 May	1934	17 May	1934
Hong Kong * ^A	6 June	1997	1 ^Er July	1997
Macao ^B^C	20 December	1999	20 December	1999
Colombia	20 June	1933	20 June	1933
Comoros	23 October	1978 S	23 October	1978
Congo (Brazzaville)	10 November	1960 S	10 November	1960
Congo, Kinshasa	September 20	1960 S	September 20	1960
Costa Rica	September 25	1984	September 25	1984
Côte d' Ivoire	21 November	1960 S	21 November	1960
Croatia	8 October	1991 S	8 October	1991
Cuba	July 20	1953	July 20	1953
Denmark	August 30	1935	August 30	1935
Greenland	May 31	1954	May 31	1954
Faroe Islands	August 30	1935	August 30	1935
Djibouti	August 3	1978 S	August 3	1978
Dominica	28 February	1983 S	28 February	1983
Egypt	10 May	1960	10 May	1960
Spain	20 June	1924	20 June	1924
Estonia	29 November	1923	29 November	1923
Ethiopia	28 January	1991	28 January	1991
Finland	19 June	1923	19 June	1923
France	3 September	1926	3 September	1926
Guadeloupe	February 14	1947	February 14	1947
Guyana (French)	February 14	1947	February 14	1947
Martinique	February 14	1947	February 14	1947
New Caledonia	19 March	1954	19 March	1954
French Polynesia	19 March	1954	19 March	1954
Meeting	February 14	1947	February 14	1947
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	19 March	1954	19 March	1954
Gabon	14 October	1960 S	14 October	1960
Ghana	19 June	1973	19 June	1973
Greece	11 May	1929	11 May	1929
Grenada	July 9	1979 S	July 9	1979
Guatemala	14 June	1988	14 June	1988
Guinea	21 January	1959 S	21 January	1959
Equatorial Guinea	12 June	1985	12 June	1985
Guinea-Bissau	21 February	1977 S	21 February	1977
Haiti	25 May	1952	25 May	1952
Honduras	17 November	1964	17 November	1964
Hungary	8 June	1956	8 June	1956
India	11 May	1923	19 June	1923
Iran	10 June	1972	10 June	1972
Iraq	12 May	1960	12 May	1960
Ireland	July 22	1930	July 22	1930
Israel	26 June	1951	26 June	1951
Italy	8 September	1924	8 September	1924
Kenya	13 January	1964 S	13 January	1964
Kyrgyzstan	March 31	1992 S	March 31	1992
Lesotho	October 31	1966 S	October 31	1966
Latvia	9 September	1924	9 September	1924
Lebanon	26 July	1962	26 July	1962
Libya	27 May	1971	27 May	1971
Lithuania	19 June	1931	19 June	1931
Luxembourg	April 16	1928	April 16	1928
Macedonia	17 November	1991 S	17 November	1991
Madagascar	1 ^Er November	1960 S	1 ^Er November	1960
Malaysia	3 March	1964 S
Mali	22 September	1960 S	22 September	1960
Malta	9 June	1988	9 June	1988
Morocco	September 20	1956	September 20	1956
Mauritius	2 December	1969	2 December	1969
Mauritania	20 June	1961 S	20 June	1961
Mexico	7 January	1938	7 January	1938
Montenegro	3 June	2006 S	3 June	2006
Mozambique	6 June	1977	6 June	1977
Myanmar	18 May	1948 S	18 May	1948
Nepal	10 December	1986	10 December	1986
Nicaragua	12 April	1934	12 April	1934
Niger	February 27	1961 S	February 27	1961
Norway	7 July	1937	7 July	1937
New Zealand	March 29	1938	March 29	1938
Cook Islands	4 December	1946	4 December	1946
Niue	4 December	1946	4 December	1946
Pakistan	October 31	1947 S	October 31	1947
Paraguay	21 March	1966	21 March	1966
Netherlands	July 14	1965	July 14	1965
Netherlands Antilles	July 14	1965	July 14	1965
Aruba	July 14	1965	July 14	1965
Peru	8 November	1945	8 November	1945
Poland *	21 June	1924	21 June	1924
Portugal	3 July	1928	3 July	1928
Central African Republic	27 October	1960 S	27 October	1960
Czech Republic	1 ^Er January	1993 S	1 ^Er January	1993
Romania	August 18	1923	August 18	1923
United Kingdom
Anguilla	March 27	1950	15 June	1974
Falkland Islands	March 27	1950	15 June	1974
British Virgin Islands	March 27	1950	15 June	1974
Montserrat	March 27	1950	15 June	1974
Saint Kitts and Nevis	March 27	1950	15 June	1974
Saint Vincent	March 27	1950	15 June	1974
St. Helena	March 27	1950	15 June	1974
Russia	22 September	1967	22 September	1967
Rwanda	18 September	1962 S	18 September	1962
Saint Lucia	14 May	1980 S	14 May	1980
Solomon Islands	August 6	1985 S	August 6	1985
Senegal	4 November	1960 S	4 November	1960
Serbia	24 November	2000 S	1 ^Er April	1927
Slovakia	1 ^Er January	1993 S	1 ^Er January	1993
Slovenia	29 May	1992 S	29 May	1992
Sweden	22 December	1931	22 December	1931
Switzerland	16 January	1935	16 January	1935
Suriname	15 June	1976 S	15 June	1976
Swaziland	April 26	1978 S	April 26	1978
Syria	30 October	1961 S	30 October	1961
Tajikistan	26 November	1993 S	26 November	1993
Chad	10 November	1960 S	10 November	1960
Thailand	5 April	1968	5 April	1968
Togo	7 June	1960 S	7 June	1960
Tunisia	15 May	1957	15 May	1957
Turkey	27 December	1946	27 December	1946
Ukraine	19 June	1968	19 June	1968
Uruguay	6 June	1933	6 June	1933
Venezuela	20 November	1944	20 November	1944
Vietnam	3 October	1994	3 October	1994
Yemen ^D	July 29	1976	July 29	1976
Zimbabwe	6 June	1980 S	6 June	1980

*	Reservations and declarations. Reservations and declarations are not published in the RO. The texts in English and French may be consulted at the website of the International Labour Organisation: http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/french/convdisp1.htm or obtained in the Directorate of Public International Law (DDIP), Section International treaties, 3003 Berne.
^A	From 23 January 1976 to 30 June 1997, the conv. Was applicable in Hong Kong on the basis of a territorial extension of the United Kingdom. From 1 ^Er July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. By virtue of the Chinese declaration of 6 June 1997, the conv. Is also applicable to the Hong Kong SAR from 1 ^Er July 1997.
^B	From 18 Nov 1999 to 19 Dec. 1999, the conv. Was applicable to Macao on the basis of a declaration of territorial extension of Portugal. From Dec 20. 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. According to the Chinese declaration of 13 July 1999, the conv. Is also applicable to the Macao SAR from 20 Dec. 1999.
^C	Applicable without modification.
^D	22.05.1990: Unification of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in the Republic of Yemen.

RO 51 30 and RS 14 3; FF 1934 III 885

¹ The Conv. Was adopted at the third session of the International Labour Conference and signed by the Chairman and the Secretary-General of that session. Each State became a party to the Convention only after having deposited its instrument of ratification (Art. 9). As a result of the dissolution of the League of Nations and the amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization, certain amendments to this Convention have become necessary in order to ensure the performance of the functions Of Chancery that were previously assigned to the Secretary General of the League of Nations. These amendments were taken into account in the present text of the 9th oct. 1946 (RS 0.822.719.0 ).
² RO 51 30
³ RS 0.822.719.0
⁴ RS 0.822.721.6 Art. 1
⁵ RS 0.820.1
⁶ RO 1973 1638, 1975 2576, 1982 307, 1984 280, 1985 286, 1986 1186, 1989 1261, 2005 1739 and 2010 3259. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).

Status May 21, 2010

RS 0.822.712.4 Convention no 14 of 17 November 1921 concerning the application of weekly rest in industrial establishments

Original Language Title: RS 0.822.712.4 Convention no 14 du 17 novembre 1921 concernant l’application du repos hebdomadaire dans les établissements industriels

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0.822.712.4

Convention n O 14 concerning the application of weekly rest in industrial establishments

Adopted in Geneva on 17 November 1921 1 Approved by the Federal Assembly on 21 December 1934 2 Ratification filed by Switzerland on January 16, 1935 Entry into force for Switzerland on 16 January 1935 Amenated by Conventions Nos. 80 3 And 116 4

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RS 0.822.712.4 Convention n^o 14 of 17 November 1921 concerning the application of weekly rest in industrial establishments

Original Language Title: RS 0.822.712.4 Convention n^o 14 du 17 novembre 1921 concernant l’application du repos hebdomadaire dans les établissements industriels

Convention n ^O 14 concerning the application of weekly rest in industrial establishments

Adopted in Geneva on 17 November 1921 ¹
Approved by the Federal Assembly on 21 December 1934 ²
Ratification filed by Switzerland on January 16, 1935
Entry into force for Switzerland on 16 January 1935
Amenated by Conventions Nos. 80 ³ And 116 ⁴