Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1996, publiée 85ème session CIT (1997)

Further to its previous observation, the Committee notes that the report of the technical committee instituted to review the 1975 Labour Act is still under consideration by the Government and that the Government has recently referred the matter to the tripartite Labour Advisory Board which will advise the Minister on the amendments to be made to the Act.

The Committee recalls that, for a number of years, the Government has been indicating its intention to revise the 1975 labour legislation. It also recalls that the Labour Act of 1975 repealed the Labour Clauses in Public Contracts Ordinance of 1964, which had previously given effect to the provisions of the Convention. The Committee again suggests that the Government consider the possibility of taking the provisions of the above Ordinance into account in the review of the Labour Act.

The Committee can only reiterate the hope that the Government will take all necessary steps to ensure that amendments to the Labour Act are adopted in the near future in order to give effect to the provisions of this Convention, and it asks the Government to report any progress made.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 1998.]