Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2022, published 111st ILC session (2023)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Latvia (Ratification: 1994)

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Articles 1, 2 and 5 of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations. The Committee welcomes the comprehensive information provided in the Government’s report. The Government indicates that the institutional system of the National Tripartite Cooperation Council has changed over time, observing that, at present, there are ten sub-councils: the Sub-Council for Tripartite Cooperation on Budget and Tax Policy; the Sub-council for Tripartite Cooperation in Labour Affairs; the Sub-Council on Social Security; the Sub-Council for Tripartite Cooperation on Vocational Education and Employment; the Sub-Council for the Health Care Sector; the Sub-Council for Tripartite Cooperation in the Transport and Communications Sector; the Sub-Council for Tripartite Cooperation in Environmental Protection Affairs; the Sub-Council for Tripartite Cooperation on Regional Development; the Sub-Council on Public Security; and the Sub-Council for Tripartite Cooperation on Competitiveness and Sustainability. The Government also indicates that the articles of the Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (FTCUL) and those of the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia (ECL) were modified and approved by their respective bodies. The Committee welcomes the copies of the updated texts of the articles provided by the Government. The Committee notes that consultations with the FTUCL and the ECL, as the most representative organizations of workers and employers, took place regularly during the reporting period. With respect to the application of Article 5 of the Convention, the Committee notes with interest the detailed information provided by the Government with respect to the frequency and content of tripartite consultations held with the FTUCL and the ECL on the matters related to international labour standards, including with respect to: government responses to questionnaires concerning items on the agenda of the International Labour Conference (Article 5(1)(a)); the re-examination of unratified Conventions and Recommendations to which effect has not yet been given (Article 5(1)(c)); questions arising out of reports to be made to the Office under article 22 of the ILO Constitution (Article 5(1)(d)); and proposals for the denunciation of ratified Conventions (Article 5(1)(e)). In particular, the Committee notes the tripartite consultations held each year to prepare for the participation of the Latvian delegation to the International Labour Conference. It further notes the information provided by the Government regarding the nature and outcome of consultations carried out with the FTCUL and the ECL in 2021 regarding the Government reports prepared pursuant to article 22 of the ILO Constitution for 25 ratified Conventions. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the content and outcome of the tripartite consultations held on the matters covered by Article 5 of the Convention.