CMNT_TITLE

Articles 2 and 5(1) of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations required by the Convention. In reply to the 2007 direct request, the Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report received in November 2009. The Government indicates that tripartite consultation bodies exist, such as the Economic and Social Council, the National Labour Council and the National Occupational Safety and Health Council, with the latter two holding quarterly meetings. It adds that, during the period covered by the report, tripartite consultations were held on the questionnaire on HIV/AIDS in the workplace and for the preparation of reports on ratified Conventions. The file proposing the ratification of the Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154), was examined by the National Labour Council at its session in November 2007 and was forwarded to the National Assembly to authorize ratification. Tripartite consultations were held on the proposal to ratify the Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183), and the Instrument of Amendment of the ILO Constitution, 1986. The Committee notes that the ratification of the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 147), was registered on 4 February 2010. It invites the Government to continue providing information on the consultations held on the matters set out in Article 5(1) of the Convention during the period covered by the next report. It hopes that the Government will be able to provide information on the progress achieved in relation to the ratification of Conventions Nos 154 and 183.