Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Ecuador (Ratification: 1979)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in reply to its previous comments. It understands that the Government, which is undertaking consultations in writing, has only sought the opinion of the organizations of employers and workers on the matter set out in subparagraph 1(a) of Article 5 of the Convention (items included on the agenda of the International Labour Conference).

The Committee wishes to point out that the information supplied by the Government does not demonstrate that "effective" consultations, in the sense of the Convention (Article 2), are held on a regular basis.

The Committee trusts that the Government will be in a position to organize such consultations in the near future and that it will be able to supply full and detailed information on the consultations held during the period covered by the next report on each of the matters set out in Article 5, paragraph 1, and in particular on that covered by subparagraph 1 (c) (the re-examination of unratified Conventions), which was raised in its previous direct request (the Committee refers in this respect to its previous comment).

Please indicate the frequency of such consultations and the nature of any reports or recommendations made as a result of the consultations.