Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Serbia (Ratification: 2005)

Articles 2 and 5 of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s report for the period ending in August 2011. It also notes the comments submitted by the Serbian Association of Employers and by the Trade Union Confederation Nezavisnost forwarded by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in August 2011. In its previous comments, the Committee noted the remarks of the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia (CATUS) indicating that there was no progress in connection with the functioning of the Economic and Social Council tripartite consultations system. The Government reiterates in its report that, within the framework of the regular reporting on the implementation of ILO Conventions, it submits all reports prepared to the social partners for opinion. The views of the social partners are then submitted to the ILO along with the reports. The Government also reports on the tripartite consultations held through the Economic and Social Council to prepare the participation of the delegates to the International Labour Conference. Nezavisnost observes that the Government’s report does not include information on the work of the consultative mechanisms or exact information on the activities of the Economic and Social Council – questions which are essential indicators of the observance of the matters listed in Article 5(1) of the Convention. Nezavisnost also indicates that the report does not contain information on the results achieved from tripartite consultations. The Serbian Association of Employers claims that it received the reports on the application of ratified Conventions on a very short deadline, and therefore was unable to provide any comments. The Committee requests the Government to include further information in its next report on the operation of the consultation mechanism, specifying the activities of the Social and Economic Council of Serbia on each of the matters related to international labour standards listed in Article 5(1) of the Convention. The Government is also requested to indicate the frequency of consultations held and the nature of any reports or recommendations made by the Economic and Social Council as a result thereof (Article 5(2)).

The Government is asked to reply in detail to the present comments in 2012.