Observation on submission to competent authorities (CEACR) - adopted 2024, published 113rd ILC session (2025)

Syrian Arab Republic

Serious failure to submit. The Committee notes with deep concern that the Government has yet again failed to reply to its previous comments. It once again recalls the Government’s indications in September 2015 that the Consultative Council for Consultation and Social Dialogue held discussions related to the submission of the instruments adopted by the Conference to the competent authorities. The Committee further notes that 44 instruments adopted by the Conference are still pending submission to the People’s Council. In this context, the Committee recalls once more that the constitutional obligation of submission is of the highest importance and is a fundamental element of the standards system of the ILO. The Committee therefore once again expresses the firm hope, as did the Conference Committee in June 2018, June 2019, June 2021, June 2022, June 2023 and June 2024 , that the Government will comply with its constitutional obligation of submission and provide information on the submission to the People’s Council of the 41 instruments adopted by the Conference at its 66th and 69th Sessions (Recommendations Nos 167 and 168) and at its 70th, 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 85th, 86th, 90th (Recommendations Nos 193 and 194), 91st, 92nd, 95th, 96th, 99th, 100th, 101st, 103rd, 104th, 106th and 108th Sessions. It also requests the Government to provide information on the submission of the Safe and Healthy Working Environment (Consequential Amendments) Convention (No. 191) and Recommendation (No. 207), 2023, and the Quality Apprenticeships Recommendation, 2023 (No. 208), adopted by the Conference at its 111th Session. The Committee once again firmly urges the Government to take steps to submit the pending instruments without delay.

The Committee once again recalls that the Government may avail itself of the technical assistance of the Office, if it so wishes, to assist it in achieving compliance with its obligations under article 19 of the ILO Constitution with respect to the submission to the competent authorities of the instruments adopted by the Conference.