Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - China - Macau Special Administrative Region (Ratification: 1999)

Tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s report for the period ending in May 2011 including replies to its previous direct request. The Committee notes that the Government briefed the Standing Committee for the Coordination of Social Affairs (SCCSA) on the provisions of Convention No. 144 and on the need to hold at least one annual meeting to discuss matters concerning international labour standards. As a result, an agreement was reached on placing international labour standards on the agenda of the annual meetings of the SCCSA. The social partners further agreed to review and discuss the reports on the application of the Conventions prior to their annual submission to the ILO (Article 5(1)(d) of the Convention). The Committee further notes that the SCCSA also held sessions in which the social partners discussed laws on labour policies, including on the revision of the existing social security and labour legislation, in order to ensure that the SCCSA understands and meets the requirements of the Conventions applied in the Macau Special Administrative Region, particularly where mechanisms of tripartite consultations and social dialogue are needed. The Government further indicates that the representatives of the social partners have found appropriate channels to express their views on the implementation of Convention No. 144 and other ILO Conventions. The Committee notes with interest the efforts in implementing measures to achieve the best possible procedures to promote effective consultations required by the Convention. It hopes that subsequent reports will include updated information on the consultations held on the subjects concerning international labour standards listed in Article 5(1) of the Convention.