Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2024, published 113rd ILC session (2025)

Social Policy (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947 (No. 82) - Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

Parts III and IV of the Convention. Improvement of standards of living and other objectives of social policy. The Committee notes the detailed information contained in the Government’s report and its Annexes. It notes in particular the legislative amendments adopted to align the level of earnings with the constantly rising inflation rate. With reference to the updating of the 2021 Immigration Regulations, the Committee notes that they introduce a new Registered Employer Scheme, based on joint working between sponsoring employers and the customs and immigration authorities for those who apply for work permits. The scheme allows the workforce to develop more easily and to target skills gaps and vacancies. The Committee notes from the information provided that workers are encouraged to settle in the long term thereby facilitating better social integration and enabling them to be part of the workforce in future, by reducing churn, vacancies and loss of skills. The Government indicates that the Workforce Development Strategy is being assessed with a view to making changes and streamlining procedures. The Committee notes that the budget for 2023-24 envisages the improvement of living standards through the enhanced delivery of effective and efficient public services, including transport, health and social protection services, assistance for childcare, education, housing, energy and environmental protection, and support for local enterprises. Finally, the Committee notes the statistical data and information indicating that the unemployment rate has remained at 1.1 per cent of the working age population despite the increase in the population. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing updated information on the policies implemented with a view to ensuring that the improvement of standards of living is central to the planning of economic development, with an indication of the progress achieved taking into account, among others, the essential family needs of workers, including food and its nutritional value, housing, clothing, medical care and education (Article 2 and Part III of the Convention). The Government is also requested to indicate the manner in which the measures adopted in 2021 to update the Immigration Regulations are in conformity with the provisions of Part IV of the Convention, specifying where appropriate the agreements concluded to enable the workers concerned to transfer part of their wages and savings to their homes.