Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

Manual 4:HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT FACT SHEETSTime spentat workIt is essential that workers have free time for rest and leisure, and soexcessive working hours should be resisted. Increased overtime working isat the expense of rest, family, leisure and can result in health problems.Similarly, rest periods and breaks during work areimportant for a worker’s health. Suitable restperiods and breaks should include: short breaks during working hours1/3 Work longer breaks for meals1/3 Family and lesiure adequate daily or nightly rest1/3 Rest adequate weekly rest24 hours paid holidays InformationHealth andsafety lawAgreementsThere is a wide diversity of approaches in national legislation. Check thesummaries provided by your union educator of applicable laws in yourcountry.Your union may have made agreements with your employer about theworking time and hours of work. Check if there are any applicableagreements.ILO Convention No. 184 on Safety and Health in AgricultureArticle 20Hours of work, night work and rest periods for workers in agriculture shouldbe in accordance with national laws and regulations or collectiveagreements.This is the first time in an ILO Convention that the connection betweenhours of work, rest periods, night work, and health and safety on the jobhas been made, reflecting new, modern thinking and research on issueswhich have been too often neglected in the pastILO Convention No. 101 on Holidays with PayArticle 1Workers employed in agricultural undertakings and related occupationsshall be granted an annual holiday with pay after a period of continuousservice with the same employer.170 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers