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

Antigua y Barbuda

The Committee notes with deep concern that, the first reports on the application of the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003, as amended (No. 185), and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), both due in 2023 have not been received. The Committee also notes that 25 reports were received this year of the 34 requested. Nine reports are still due for this country including on fundamental and governance Conventions, some of which should have included information in reply to the Committee’s comments.

The Committee launches an urgent appeal to the Government to send its first reports on Conventions Nos 185 and 188 without delay and advises it that, even in the absence of these reports, the Committee may fully review the application of these two Conventions at its next meeting on the basis of available information.

Recalling that technical assistance was provided on these issues this year by the Decent Work Technical Support Team for the Caribbean Countries and the International Training Centre of the ILO, the Committee firmly hopes that the Government will soon submit all its reports in accordance with its constitutional obligation and that they will respond to the Committee’s comments.