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

1. The Committee notes the Government’s report received in January 2007, indicating that, whilst no major amendments have been encountered since its last report in 2002, progress has already been made in the review of the industrial relations machinery in the country, which will culminate in the establishment of a new industrial relations Act, a new industrial relations commission and a new industrial relations administrative structure that will look after the industrial relations processes. It notes that the new industrial relations Act is to be approved in 2007. The Committee hopes that the Government will report on the enactment of the new industrial relations Act in order to ensure the full and effective application of each provision of the Convention. It requests the Government to supply detailed information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in law and in practice. Please provide a copy of the legislation which gives effect to Convention No. 158, as well as the information specifically requested by the report form under each Article of the Convention.

2. In the light of the information which the Government is asked to provide regarding the current observation, the Committee will examine the conformity of the legislation and practice with the provisions of the Convention.

[The Government is asked to reply in detail to the present comments in 2008.]