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1. In reply to the Committee’s previous direct request, the Government reiterates in the report received in October 2005 that it intends to deepen and strengthen social dialogue. The Government also provides information on the agenda developed on 1 September 2005 at the meeting of the Standing Committee for Joint Action on Wage and Labour Policy. Social dialogue is a topic addressed by the abovementioned standing committee and the Government again refers to the conclusions of the tripartite workshop held in Bogota in September 2003.

2. The Committee notes that in the tripartite workshop of September 2003, it was pointed out that the government authorities and the representatives of the social partners were ready to encourage social dialogue and promote application of Convention No. 144. It was recommended that workshops on the subject should be held nationwide and at the municipal level. The Government was asked to see that consultations on the issues dealt with by the Convention are held sufficiently early. It was noted that the abovementioned standing committee was a proper body for dealing with the matters covered by the Convention. The possibility of ad hoc tripartite meetings was also considered. Other tripartite committees might also be consulted on subjects covered by the Convention.

3. The Committee would be grateful if, in its next report, the Government would provide more specific information on the manner in which the conclusions of the tripartite workshop have been put into effect. It again requests more detailed information on the improvements made to the Government’s written communications on international labour standards and the participation of the abovementioned standing committee in the consultations required by the Convention (Article 2). The Committee requests the Government to send specific information about the consultations held on the matters listed in Article 5, paragraph 1(a), (d) and (e), of the Convention.

4. Article 5, paragraph 1(b) and (c). The Committee notes that the bills to approve Conventions Nos. 135, 150, 183 and 184 were archived by the Congress of the Republic. The Committee refers the Government to the observation it has been making for many years concerning compliance with the obligation to submit ratified instruments, and hopes that the Government will be in a position to inform the Committee very shortly that the consultations required by Convention No. 144 have been held and that all other instruments pending have been submitted to the Congress of the Republic.