Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2018, published 108th ILC session (2019)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Indonesia (Ratification: 1990)

Article 5 of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations. In response to the Committee’s previous comments, the Government indicates that it continues to conduct tripartite consultations on matters related to international labour standards in accordance with the Convention. It reports that tripartite consultations were conducted with respect to discussing and formulating its report on ratified Conventions in 2017; submission of the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015 (No. 204), to the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR-RI); formulating the submission of the Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience Recommendation, 2017 (No. 205) to the DPR-RI; discussing and preparing responses to the ILO questionnaire on violence and harassment in the world of work and preparing position papers in relation to each of the International Labour Conference (ILC) agendas. The Government indicates that, in addition to consultations regarding matters stipulated under Article 5 of the Convention, consultations were also held with regards to discussing government policy to accommodate the interests of all parties. It adds that it continues to push forward social dialogue in tripartite and tripartite-plus institutions, as well as in formal and informal forums. The Government indicates that Indonesia has established several forms of tripartite institutions, such as the Tripartite Cooperation Institution, the Wage Council, the National Social Security Council, the Social Security Operator Agency, the Productivity and Training Institution, the Occupational Safety and Health Council, and the Industrial Relations Court. It adds that, through the National Tripartite Cooperation Institution, which consists of employer organizations, trade unions and the Government, it has also conducted consultations regarding other labour matters. The Committee requests the Government to provide information regarding the manner in which consultations are conducted. It also requests the Government to continue to provide updated detailed information concerning the frequency, content and outcome of tripartite discussions held on matters related to international labour standards under Article 5(1) of the Convention, particularly relating to the questionnaires on the Conference agenda items (Article 5(1)(a)); the submission of instruments adopted by the Conference (Article 5(1)(b)); the re-examination at appropriate intervals of unratified Conventions and Recommendations to which effect has not yet been given (Article 5(1)(c)); reports to be presented on the application of ratified Conventions (Article 5(1)(d)); and the possible denunciation of ratified Conventions (Article 5(1)(e)). The Committee requests the Government to continue to include information on the nature of any reports or recommendations made as a result of the consultations.