Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Madagascar (Ratification: 1997)

1. Tripartite consultations required by the Convention. In a report received in December 2005, the Government indicates the promulgation of Decree No. 2005- 329 creating the National Labour Council. Regarding procedures ensuring effective consultations, particularly on the matters indicated in Article 5, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the Government states that the social partners have already been informed of the need to hold these consultations and it remains to decide on the method to be used in order to obtain effective results. The Government states that this matter has not yet been discussed but should be included on the agenda of its forthcoming meetings. The Committee hopes that the Government will be in a position to supply detailed information in its next report on the consultations held on each of the matters set out in Article 5, paragraph 1, of the Convention, specifying their purpose, frequency and the nature of all resulting reports or recommendations. The Committee also requests the Government to indicate the consultations held on the matters covered by the Convention in the commission on labour and international labour standards.

2. Financing of training. The Government reports on the tripartite meetings and seminars held for the social partners, with ILO assistance. It also indicates that certain trade union leaders have been able to obtain grants for training on international labour standards at the ILO Training Centre in Turin. The Government states, however, that no arrangements have yet been made between the Government and the representative organizations in regard to the training of participants in the consultations. The Committee recalls again that when it is necessary to provide training for participants in consultations to allow them to fulfil their duties effectively, appropriate arrangements for financing must be made between the Government and the representative organizations. The Committee trusts that the Government will be able to indicate in its next report that such arrangements have been made, in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Convention, and to describe them.

3. Operation of the consultative procedures. The Government states that this matter has not yet been discussed in tripartite consultations. In this regard, the Committee recalls again that Article 6 of the Convention does not impose an obligation to issue an annual report, but it does require that tripartite consultations shall be held in order to decide whether such a report should be issued. The Committee requests the Government to indicate in its next report whether the representative organizations have been consulted on this matter, specifying the outcome of the consultations, if any.