Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Yemen (Ratification: 2000)

Tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s report received in May 2012 in reply to its previous comments. The Government indicates that, in view of the failure to hold the meetings of the Labour Council, the Ministry prepared a draft new statute regulating the mandate and meetings of the Council in order to make it operational. The statute was promulgated after its discussion with the social partners and the Labour Council was re-established. The Committee invites the Government to include in its next report more detailed information on the consultations held on each of the matters relating to international labour standards listed in Article 5(1) of the Convention. Please also include information on the activities of the Labour Council and the nature of reports or recommendations made on the matters covered by the Convention.

Free choice of representatives and equal representation. The Government indicates that the most representative employers’ and workers’ organizations are represented on an equal footing within the Labour Council (Article 3(2)). The Committee again requests the Government to include in its report details on how the representatives of employers and workers participating in the consultations covered by the Convention were chosen by their representative organizations (Article 3(1)).

Administrative support and training. The Committee invites the Government to include updated information on the manner in which administrative support is provided for the procedures operated for the purpose of the Convention, and information on the arrangements made or envisaged for the financing of any necessary training of participants in the consultative procedures (Article 4(1) and (2)).

Operation of the consultative procedures. The Committee notes the re establishment of the Labour Council. It invites the Government to indicate whether consultations were held on the functioning of the procedures covered by the Convention, and the outcome of such consultations (Article 6).