Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2008, published 98th ILC session (2009)

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Ecuador (Ratification: 1975)

Articles 1–3 of the Convention. Contribution of the employment service to the promotion of employment. In reply to the Committee’s request of 2006, the Government sent a report reiterating the provisions of the Labour Code and adding information on supply and demand in respect of workers and their placement at the national level by the National Directorate for Employment and Human Resources. The Committee refers to its comments on the application of Convention No. 122 and hopes that the Government will continue to include information in its next report which will enable an evaluation of the manner in which the efficient functioning of the free public employment service is ensured, with a network of employment offices in sufficient number to satisfy the requirements of employers and workers throughout the country. The Government is invited to include data on the number of persons placed in employment by the regional offices of the Directorate of Employment (Part IV of the report form), and also any information on the impact of ILO assistance with regard to the application of the Convention.

Articles 4 and 5. Cooperation with the social partners. In reply to the Committee’s previous comments, the Government states that plans for improving the public employment service would be discussed in the context of the National Labour Council. The Committee requests the Government once again to provide information in its next report on the tripartite agreements achieved in the context of the National Labour Council which address the organization of the operation of the employment service, and relate to the development of employment service policy.