Article 26
Complaints of non-observance
- 1. Any of the Members shall have the right to file a complaint with the
International Labour Office if it is not satisfied that any other Member is securing the
effective observance of any Convention which both have ratified in accordance with the
foregoing articles.
- 2. The Governing Body may, if it thinks fit, before referring such a complaint
to a Commission of Inquiry, as hereinafter provided for, communicate with the government in
question in the manner described in article 24.
- 3. If the Governing Body does not think it necessary to communicate the
complaint to the government in question, or if, when it has made such communication, no
statement in reply has been received within a reasonable time which the Governing Body
considers to be satisfactory, the Governing Body may appoint a Commission of Inquiry to
consider the complaint and to report thereon.
- 4. The Governing Body may adopt the same procedure either of its own motion or
on receipt of a complaint from a delegate to the Conference.
- 5. When any matter arising out of article 25 or 26 is being considered by the
Governing Body, the government in question shall, if not already represented thereon, be
entitled to send a representative to take part in the proceedings of the Governing Body while
the matter is under consideration. Adequate notice of the date on which the matter will be
considered shall be given to the government in question.