Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ratification: 2006)

Tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s report received in August 2013 which includes observations made by the Confederation of Trade Unions of the Republika Srpska (SSRS). It also notes the reports on the work of the Economic and Social Council of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2011 and 2012. The Committee notes that, in accordance with the specific constitutional structure and the division of responsibilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs receives the texts of newly adopted ILO instruments and forwards them to the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who in turn forwards them to the entity governments and ministries responsible for labour and employment. In the Republika Srpska, the Ministry of Labour and War Veterans consults with the social partners, who are also members of the Economic and Social Council of the Republika Srpska. In the event that all social partners support the ratification of an instrument, they shall notify the Ministry of Civil Affairs who will then verify the decisions taken in the other entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The SSRS indicates that tripartite social dialogue has increased over the years in the Republika Srpska and there are now about 15 tripartite bodies. It adds that the scope of the issues under discussion and work within the Economic and Social Council of the Republika Srpska is expanding, which is commendable, but there is still room for improving its performance, as well as issues that must be dealt with by means of tripartite consultations. The Committee invites the Government to include in its next report further and detailed information on the content and outcome of the tripartite consultations held in the entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina on each of the matters related to international labour standards (Article 5(1)). It also requests the Government to indicate whether tripartite consultations related to international labour standards are held in the Brčko District.