Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Togo (Ratification: 1983)

1. The Committee has noted the Government's brief report. It observes that the National Labour Council has not resumed its activities and hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to re-establish the Council as soon as possible, as it had stated it would in a previous report.

2. The Committee observes that for many years the Government's reports have not contained any information on the consultations held on the ILO's activities. Recalling that the nature and form of the procedures provided for in Article 2 of the Convention shall allow for effective consultations on each of the matters provided for in Article 5, paragraph 1, and that, according to Article 5, paragraph 2, these consultations shall be undertaken at appropriate intervals but at least once a year, the Committee trusts that such consultations may be undertaken in the period covered by the Government's next report and that it will be able to provide details of them.

3. With reference to its previous direct request, the Committee once again asks the Government to submit, for the examination of the National Labour Council, the idea of preparing an annual report on the working of the procedures provided for in the Convention, as required by Article 6 thereof.

4. Finally, the Committee requests the Government to indicate, in accordance with point VI of the report form, to which representative organizations of employers and workers copies of the reports on the application of the Convention have been sent, and to specify whether it has received any observations from these organizations.