Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2022, published 111st ILC session (2023)

Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957 (No. 107) - Belgium (Ratification: 1958)

The Committee notes the Government’s indication in its report, referring to the Committee’s previous comments on the ratification of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), that the Federal Public Service (SPF) for Employment, Labour and Social Cooperation, in collaboration with the other competent departments, will continue the analysis of Convention No. 169 and that a status report will be sent to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour.

The Committee recalls the Government’s previous indication that no aboriginal or tribal people had been identified on the national territory and that Convention No. 107 had been ratified in a spirit of international solidarity. The Committee welcomes this commitment and encourages the Government to continue considering the possibility of ratifying Convention No. 169, which is the most up-to-date instrument in this area, as recalled by the Governing Body in 2016 (see GB.328/LILS/2/1(Rev.)).