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1. Article 2 of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations. The Committee notes the information supplied in the Government’s first report on the application of the Convention received in September 2008. The Government refers to discussions amongst the social partners in the context of the Social Council, which is composed of representatives of the Government of Montenegro, authorized trade union organizations and authorized association of employers. The Committee notes that, by article 2 of the Law on the Social Council, the Social Council was founded to, inter alia, encourage engagement in issues derived from the international documents that relate to the economic and social status of the employees and employers. The Committee requests the Government to provide further information in its next report on the operation of the tripartite consultations on international labour standards including further details of the activities of the Social Council on matters covered by the Convention.

2. Article 5. Tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Government indicates in its report that following its acceptance of the ILO Constitution on 14 July 2006, the Government has initiated intensive activities aimed at identifying the needs of Montenegro in respect of the ratification of the ILO Conventions. The Government indicates that following a series of meetings and workshops with representatives of the social partners, an agreement was reached to assume, by means of succession, 69 Conventions, including all fundamental and priority Conventions. The Committee invites the Government to indicate how effect is given to the tripartite consultation required on the questionnaires concerning items on the agenda of the International Labour Conference, the proposals on the instruments adopted by the Conference to be submitted to the competent authorities and the reports to be provided on the application of ratified Conventions as required under Article 5, paragraph 1(a), (b) and (d), of the Convention. Please also indicate the frequency of consultations held in this regard and the nature of any reports or recommendations made as a result thereof (Article 5, paragraph 2, of the Convention).

3. Article 4, paragraph 2. Training. The Committee asks the Government to provide information on the arrangements made or envisaged for the financing of any necessary training of participants in the consultative procedures.

4. Article 6. Working of the consultative procedures. The Committee asks the Government to indicate whether consultations have been held, with the representative organizations, on “the working of the procedures” provided for under the Convention and, if so, to give particulars of the decisions adopted. Please supply copies of any reports issued by the Social Council on the matters covered by the Convention.