Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Belarus (Ratification: 1993)

Article 5(1) of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations. The Committee notes the Government’s report received in November 2013 which includes detailed information on consultations held in July 2012 and July 2013 by the tripartite working group established by the National Council for Labour and Social Issues. In reply to the Committee’s previous comments, the Government indicates that a standing committee of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly found that the national legislation was, on the whole, in line with the requirements of the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176). It did not however find sufficient grounds for initiating the ratification process. The Committee notes that representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, of employers and of workers took part in the meeting held by the tripartite working group in July 2013 during which reports on the application of ratified Conventions was one of the issues addressed. The Committee invites the Government to continue providing information on the content and outcome of the tripartite discussions held on each of the matters concerning international labour standards covered by the Convention.