Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

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

The Committee notes the Government's latest report on the application of the Convention. It also notes the observation formulated by the All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions alleging absence of consultation with the employers' and workers' representative organizations on the establishment of a tripartite consultation procedure as required under the Convention. In its report, the Government states that a committee to examine the updating of the labour legislation was recently established and that the representative organizations concerned take part in its work. The Committee refers to its previous comments on the application of Article 2 of the Convention in which it requested the Government to inform it, where appropriate, of any consultation undertaken on the adoption of a specific tripartite procedure, and asks the Government to provide information on all consultations taking place within the social legislation committee mentioned above.

Regarding the application of Article 5 of the Convention, the Committee asks the Government to indicate, in each of its subsequent reports, all consultations undertaken on the questions covered in paragraph 1, and to provide details, where appropriate, on all reports and recommendations arising therefrom.