Observación (CEACR) - Adopción: 2025, Publicación: 114ª reunión CIT (2026)

Convenio sobre la consulta tripartita (normas internacionales del trabajo), 1976 (núm. 144) - Fiji (Ratificación : 1998)

Article 3 of the Convention. Election of representatives of employers and workers organizations. The Committee notes with satisfaction the Government’s indication that, in accordance with the Employment Relations Act (ERA), 2007, the Minister of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations (MEPIR) appointed the members of the reconstituted Employment Relations Advisory Board (ERAB) in January 2023, ensuring equal representation of the Government, workers, and employers. The Committee further welcomes the information provided by the Government that the ERAB held its first meeting on 8 February 2023, during which it established an ERAB subcommittee which began reviewing the ERA on 20 February 2023 to ensure alignment with ILO Conventions and to advance the recommendations of the International Labour Conference Committee on the Application of Standards. The Committee observes that, pending this revision and potential subsequent amendment, section 8(3) of the ERA, which provides that the Minister may take into account the equality principles in section 26 of the Constitution when appointing ERAB members, continues to be in force. The Committee therefore hopes that the Government will seize the opportunity of the ongoing ERA revision by the ERAB Subcommittee to amend the above provision with a view to give full effect to Article 3 of the Convention.

Article 5(1). Effective tripartite consultations. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations (MEPIR) conducted consultations on the Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No.161), the Asbestos Convention, 1986 (No.162) and the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No.187) within the National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Board on their ratification. It also notes that the Government’s report also lists a number of other unratified Conventions with no other indication in their respect, including the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No.167), the Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No.170), Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No.176), and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No.188). While noting that this information relates to Article 5(1)(d) of the Convention, the Committee asks the Government to inform of any developments concerning the potential ratification of Conventions Nos 187, C161, and 162 with its next report. The Committee further observes that the report does not contain information on the effective tripartite consultations, including information on the frequency, content and outcome of these consultations, which must be carried out at least once a year on the other matters listed by Article 5(1) of the Convention. The Committee therefore expects the next report to provide full particulars in this regard.