Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2010, published 100th ILC session (2011)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Nepal (Ratification: 1995)

Tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s report received in September 2010. It notes that this report adds no new details or additional information to what was said in 2008. The Government states that it maintains its firm belief in the principle and value of tripartite consultation for maintaining harmonious labour relations in the country. It also refers to a draft law regarding a Labour Commission prepared in 2008. The Committee also notes that the new legislation will incorporate the mechanisms for tripartite consultation. The three social partners are still represented in tripartite committees formed under previous legislation. The Government also recalls that the representatives of the employers and workers are consulted at various levels while preparing different reports or proposals for submission of the instruments adopted by the Conference to the National Assembly. The Committee refers to its previous comments and invites the Government to report on the adoption and operation of any new procedure that ensures effective consultations with respect to matters concerning the activities of the ILO set out in the Convention (Article 2(1) of the Convention). It also invites the Government to include in its next report specific information on the content of the consultations held regarding international labour standards, as required by Article 5(1) of the Convention, and especially on questionnaires concerning items on the agenda of the Conference, submission of instruments adopted by the Conference to the National Assembly, and reports to be made on the application of ratified Conventions.