Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1998, publiée 87ème session CIT (1999)

The Committee notes the information contained in the Government's report in response to its previous comments.

Article 3, paragraph 2(1) and (2) of the Convention. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to specify the composition and activities of the tripartite committees established within the framework of dialogue between the Government and the trade unions, to provide the legislative texts relative to their establishment and detailed information in respect of the activities of the above committees in practice.

In response to these comments, the Government states, in particular, that consultation of the social partners must, in future, take place at the level of the National Committee on Social Dialogue established under the common agreement signed in August 1996 between the Government and the trade union and employers' organizations.

The Committee notes with regret that the Government has not provided the information requested concerning the above tripartite committees (legislative texts, information based on practice). In the light of the fact that the Conference Committee on the Application of Standards and the present Committee have been examining this question since 1992, the Committee trusts that the Government will not fail to provide in the near future detailed information in respect of the National Committee on Social Dialogue established under the joint agreement signed, in August 1996, between the Government and the trade unions and employers' organizations, especially (i) a copy of the said agreement; (ii) a copy of any other text on the composition, the activities and the responsibilities of this committee.

In addition, the Committee will be addressing a direct request to the Government on certain other points.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 1999.]