Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Colombia (Ratification: 1999)

Other comments on C144

Observation

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Strengthening of social dialogue and tripartite consultations. The Committee notes the Government’s report and the comments of the National Employers Association of Colombia (ANDI), the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the Single Confederation of Workers (CUT) and the Confederation of Workers of Colombia (CTC). The Government reports the activities which took place in 2013 in the framework of the Tripartite Subcommittee on International Labour Matters, which included consultations on international labour standards, as required by the Convention. The Government indicates that the representatives of workers’ organizations proposed a work schedule to the Tripartite Subcommittee which was accepted by all the members. The schedule includes the review of the matters on which the Committee of Experts has commented. The Government also reports that the Congress of the Republic adopted Act No. 1595 approving the ratification of Convention No. 189, which is currently under review by the Constitutional Court. ANDI confirms its commitment to strengthening social dialogue institutions and its participation in the Tripartite Subcommittee. The two union confederations recognize that the Ministry of Labour has opened tripartite spaces for dialogue, but express their frustration at the lack of results. The two confederations indicate that priority needs to be given to the Conventions to be ratified and carrying out studies to give effect to international labour standards. The two confederations support the ratification of Conventions Nos 102, 137, 152 and 176. The Government indicates that the Tripartite Subcommittee is examining the possibility of submitting the ratification of Conventions Nos 135, 149 and 183 to the Congress of the Republic. The Committee refers to comments made in 2012 and observes that the work of the Tripartite Subcommittee has resulted in the strengthening of the consultations on international labour standards required by the Convention. The Committee hopes that the next report will enable it to examine the results of the work of the Tripartite Subcommittee on International Labour Matters on each of the subjects listed in Article 5(1), as well as other consultations covered by the Convention.