Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1992, published 79th ILC session (1992)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Gabon (Ratification: 1988)

The Committee notes the first report of the Government which covers the period ending 15 June 1990. In this connection, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would, in its forthcoming report, supply further particulars on the following Articles of the Convention:

Article 2, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Please describe the manner in which the procedures referred to in paragraph 1 were determined and indicate any consultations which took place with the representative organisations for this purpose.

Article 3 of the Convention. The Committee would request the Government to indicate whether consultations undertaken pursuant to the Convention are carried out on an equal footing, as far as the representation of employers and workers is concerned.

Article 4 of the Convention. The Committee would request the Government to indicate in its forthcoming report whether appropriate arrangements have been made between the competent authority (the Ministry of Labour) and the representative organisations for the financing of any necessary training of participants in the procedures required under the Convention.

Article 5 of the Convention. The Committee notes the consultations held during the reporting period. It would request the Government to provide further detailed information on the consultations carried out on each of the matters as set forth at points (a) through (e) of paragraph 1 of this Article. The Committee also would request the Government to indicate whether such consultations are undertaken at appropriate intervals fixed by agreement, but at least once a year. Please indicate the nature of any reports or recommendations made as a result of the consultations.

Article 6 of the Convention. The Committee would request the Government to indicate in its forthcoming report whether consultations regarding the issuing of an annual report have been carried out with representatives of organisations of employers and workers.

Point V of the report form. Please add a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, in so far as information has not already been supplied in response to previous questions.