Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2017, published 107th ILC session (2018)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - South Africa (Ratification: 2003)

Article 5(1) of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations. The Government reports that meetings of the tripartite Labour Market Chamber of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC) were held in April, June, August and October 2016, and in February, April and July 2017. The Committee also notes the information provided by the Government on a number of international labour standards (ILS) reporting workshops held since 2010, notably the 6th and 7th ILS Reporting Workshops held in 2015 and 2017, respectively. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the content and outcome of tripartite consultations held on matters concerning international labour standards covered by the Convention, particularly relating to the questionnaires on the Conference agenda items (Article 5(1)(a)); the submission of instruments adopted by the Conference to the National Assembly (Article 5(1)(b); the re-examination at appropriate intervals of unratified Conventions and Recommendations to which effect has not yet been given (Article 5(1)(c)); questions arising out of reports to be presented on the application of ratified Conventions (Article 5(1)(d)); and the possible denunciation of ratified Conventions (Article 5(1)(e)).