Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2007, published 97th ILC session (2008)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Belarus (Ratification: 1993)

Articles 1, 2 and 5 of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations. In reply to the Committee’s previous observation, the Government reports on the activities of the National Council on Labour and Social Issues (NCLSI), which has included a representative of the Congress of Democratic Trade Unions since August 2006. The Committee notes that in the meeting held on 21 March 2007, the Group of Experts on the application of the ILO’s international labour standards discussed the instruments adopted by the Conference in 2006 and the prospects of ratification of Convention No. 187. To ensure the effective application of Convention No. 144, as previously referred to by the Committee of Experts, it would welcome further details on the tripartite consultations held on each of the matters relating to international labour standards covered by the Convention. It asks the Government to continue providing information on the meetings of the Group of Experts on the application of the ILO’s international labour standards and on any recommendation formulated on the matters related to international labour standards covered by the Convention.