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III. HOURS OF WORK AND PROTECTION

FOR WOILEN AND YOUNG PERSONS

Normal hours of work

3.1

Normal hours of work are defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) as the number of hours per day, week or other period in excess of which any time worked is remunerated at

overtime rates or forms an exception to the rules or custom of the establishment. In Hong Kong there is no legislation regarding normal hours of work generally, except for women and young persons (14-17) employed in industrial undertakings where the limit is 8 hours a day and 43 hours a week.

3.2

Normal hours of work are restricted in

all the six countries visited, with legislation governing the normal working hours of both sexes in all sectors of activity. Working hours are restricted on the basis of a combination of the working day and the working week. An 8-hour day and 48-hour weak is the commonest standard, with Singapore adopting an 8-hour day and 44-hour week and Indonesia a 7-hour day and 40-hour week. The commercial and service sectors in Thailand work the longest hours: 9 hours a day and 54 hours a week.

3.3

As regards normal working hours for young persons (generally between the ages of 12 and

17), statutory restrictions exist in Korea, Malaysia and Singapore usually 6 or 7 hours a day with school hours counted as work. This is more restrictive than Hong Kong's 8 hours a day.

Table 2 3.4

Appendix

Table 2 summarises the normal hours of work and their scope of application... The relevant statutory provisions are reproduced at Appendix I.

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