Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

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

The Committee has noted the Government's last report and the information contained in the communication in response to its previous direct request. The Government indicates in the report that the matters provided for in Article 5 of the Convention fall within the jurisdiction of the Wage and Labour Committee, which is itself part of the National Conciliation Council. In addition, it indicates that consultations have been undertaken, in particular on the submission to Parliament of Conventions and Recommendations adopted by the International Labour Conference, and refers to the recent establishment of a Commission responsible for international affairs, one of the tasks is to ensure respect for the obligations emanating from membership of the ILO.

The Committee notes this information and invites the Government to provide copies of the texts relating to the establishment, functioning and powers of the two commissions to which it has referred. It expresses the hope that the Government will be able to provide, in its next report, detailed responses to the questions raised in the report form under each Article, taking into account the following information:

Article 2 of the Convention. Please specify to what extent the nature and form of the procedures implemented within the two above-mentioned commissions ensure effective consultations as defined in paragraph 1.

Article 5. Please provide detailed information on the consultations undertaken on each of the matters provided for in paragraph 1, including information on the frequency and nature of all reports or recommendations resulting from them.

Article 6. According to this provision, the Government is obliged to consult representative organizations of employers and workers on the need to produce an annual report on the working of the procedures provided for in the Convention. Please provide, where necessary, information on the results of such consultations.