The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations: its dynamic and impact

Describes the composition and functioning of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations and reviews cases of progress in relation to the application of eight fundamental Conventions. Also lists cases of progress in relation to the implementation of the "priority and technical" conventions from 1988 to 2002 and the fundamental conventions from 1978 to 2003.

Each year a report is published by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations. The Committee examines the conformity of law and practice in the 177 member States of the International Labour Organization with international labour law. This book looks at the impact of the work of the Committee and its report on the various countries concerned. It analyses the practical consequences of the work undertaken each year by independent experts from the continents and looks at the changes that have occurred in the various legal and political systems.

The strength of the ILO lies in its permanent desire for dialogue between employers, workers and member States. All of them contribute with determination to the development of law and practice so that international labour standards become a reality in all countries and continents. This study bears witness to what has been achieved and also calls for continued progress on the effective application of international labour law, which in turn leads to decent work.