Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1996, published 85th ILC session (1997)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (Ratification: 1983)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

1. The Committee notes the Government's report for the period ending 30 June 1994 and the additional information contained in a report received in August 1995. It also notes the communication sent by the International Organization of Employers (IOE) in September 1995.

2. In its previous comment, the Committee referred to the recommendations contained in the report of the Committee set up by the Governing Body to examine the representation made under article 24 of the ILO Constitution by the International Organization of Employers (IOE) and the Venezuelan Federation of Chambers and Associations of Commerce and Production (FEDECAMARAS), which referred to matters related to compliance with Convention No. 144. In this connection, the Committee notes that the Government has transmitted draft reports to representative organizations so that they can make any comments they may have, as the FEDECAMARAS did with regard to the reports relating to Conventions Nos. 87, 102, 155 and 156. The Committee refers to the comments that it has made on the application of these Conventions.

3. The Committee requests the Government to ensure that in future reports it continues to inform it of the manner in which the consultations required by Convention No. 144 have been held on questions arising out of reports to be made to the ILO under article 22 of the Constitution (Article 5, paragraph 1(d), of the Convention). It trusts that in its next report the Government will provide detailed information on the measures adopted to ensure that reports and questionnaires are forwarded to the representative organizations sufficiently in advance so that they can formulate their comments and ensure that such comments can be taken into account before the reports and final replies are transmitted to the Office (Article 2).

4. The Committee also drew the Government's attention to the importance of Paragraph 5(c) of the Tripartite Consultation (Activities of the International Labour Organization) Recommendation, 1976 (No. 152) (paragraph 79 of document GB.256/15/16). The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide information in its next report to enable it to assess the manner in which consultations have been held, taking into account national practice, on the preparation and implementation of legislative or other measures to give effect to international labour standards, and particularly ratified Conventions.