Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Pakistan (Ratification: 1994)

The Committee notes the Government's first and second reports on the application of the Convention. It would appreciate receiving information on the following points in the next report:

Article 2 of the Convention. The Committee notes that the consultations on ILO activities set out in Article 5, paragraph 1, of the Convention are conducted by means of written communications. It notes in this connection that the Government may shortly consult the representative organizations of employers' and workers' on the adoption of legislation to establish a specific tripartite consultation procedure. The Government is asked to keep the ILO informed of any relevant developments in this area.

Article 5. The Committee notes the consultations held on the subjects set out in paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (d). It trusts that in future the consultations will also cover the re-examination of unratified Conventions and Recommendations to which effect has not yet been given (paragraph 1(c)). The Government is asked to provide detailed information on such consultations, specifying their frequency and the nature of any reports or recommendations made as a result of the consultations.

Article 6. Noting the Government's reply on this provision, the Committee asks it to indicate whether the representative organizations of employers or workers have been or will be consulted on the question of the preparation of an annual report on the consultations held. Please inform the ILO of the outcome of any such consultations.