Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2012, publiée 102ème session CIT (2013)

Convention (n° 144) sur les consultations tripartites relatives aux normes internationales du travail, 1976 - Bélarus (Ratification: 1993)

Effective tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in October 2012. The Government indicates that a number of tripartite consultative bodies operate in Belarus, including the Council for the Improvement of Legislation in the Social and Labour Sphere. The Committee notes that the last two meetings of the tripartite working group constituted by the Council were held in November 2011 and April 2012. The Government reports that special attention was paid by the social partners in the tripartite working group to questions directly related to the fulfilment of the recommendations of the Committee. The working group also discussed the question of organizing a tripartite seminar with the participation of the ILO. The Government further reports that a tripartite expert group held a meeting on 4 July 2012 to discuss the preparation of reports on the application of ratified Conventions, and the results of the examination on the usefulness of ratifying the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176). The Committee welcomes the information provided and invites the Government to indicate in its next report, which is due in 2013, information on the tripartite consultations held on each of the matters concerning international labour standards listed in Article 5(1) of the Convention. Please also specify the results of the examination concerning the possible ratification of Convention No. 176 (Article 5(1)(c)).