Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) - Ghana (Ratification: 1961)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its previous observation, which read as follows:

Further to its previous observations, the Committee notes with regret that the Government is still unable to report any progress concerning the application of the Convention. The Committee recalls that for the last ten years the Government has been indicating that a tripartite advisory body has been reviewing national labour laws with a view to harmonizing them with ratified Conventions. The Committee can only hope that measures will be taken in the very near future to ensure that labour clauses are included in public contracts and that adequate sanctions are applied in conformity with Articles 2 and 5 of the Convention.

The Committee again strongly suggests that the Government takes the necessary steps without delay to ensure that full effect is given to the provisions of the Convention and suggests that the Government may wish to consider the possibility of requesting ILO assistance to review the rules on public contracts in order to bring them into conformity with the requirements of the Convention.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 2005.]