Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

Social Policy (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947 (No. 82) - Bermuda

The Committee notes the Government’s report. In reply to the Committee’s previous observation, the Government indicates that the Minister responsible for labour in the new Government elected in November 1998 has determined that the voluntary system which was based on the Code of Good Industrial Relations Practice and the Guide to Good Employment Practice had not been effective. Consequently, the Government intends to adopt new employment legislation and is currently preparing a draft Bill which will be circulated to the members of the tripartite Labour Advisory Council before it is tabled before the House of Parliament. While noting the Government’s statement that the new legislation is expected to address a number of labour standards, including the protection of wages as prescribed by Articles 15 and 16 of the Convention, the Committee hopes that the draft Bill currently under preparation will be adopted in the very near future and recalls that the Government may avail itself of the technical assistance of the ILO in this regard. It asks the Government to communicate in its next report any progress made in this matter on which the Committee has been commenting for many years.