Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1992, published 79th ILC session (1992)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Malawi (Ratification: 1986)

The Committee notes the report of the Government for the period 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1990 and the reply to its previous direct request. In this connection, the Committee would request the Government to provide further particulars on the following Articles:

Article 5, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Convention. The Committee takes note of the report of the Government in which it is stated that, as a matter of first priority, the Government is re-examining unratified Conventions with a view to their ratification. The report further notes that the Government is considering questions arising out of reports under article 22 of the Constitution, and is making proposals to the competent authority in connection with the submission of ILO instruments pursuant to article 19 of the Constitution. Finally, the report notes that, in future, it is anticipated that the representatives of the employers and workers on the Consultative Committee on the Ratification of ILO Conventions (Consultative Committee) will consider how to institute appropriate action on government replies to questionnaires in accordance with paragraph 1, subparagraph (a) of the provision.

The Committee notes that the Convention requires that effective consultations take place between representatives of the Government and of organisations of employers and workers on all of the points listed under paragraphs of this article of the Convention. The Committee would therefore request the Government to ensure that such consultations take place and would ask that, in its next report, the Government provide detailed information on the same, including information on the work of the Consultative Committee. In this connection, the Committee would request information on the frequency of such consultations, as well as information on the nature of any reports or recommendations resulting from the consultations.

Article 6 of the Convention. The Committee notes that, according to the report of the Government, no annual reports have been drawn up on the operation of procedures initiated or in existence in accordance with the Convention. The Committee would therefore be grateful if the Government would provide information on the consultations held with the representative organisations on this matter, as requested by the report form under this Article.