Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Nicaragua (Ratification: 1981)

Technical assistance for effective tripartite consultation. The Committee notes that the principle of tripartism has been promoted through social dialogue on subjects which go beyond the scope of the Convention. The Government refers to the activities of the Social and Economic Planning Council (CONPES) and the National Minimum Wage Commission. With reference to Article 5 of the Convention, the Government states that employers’ and workers’ organizations have expressed satisfaction at the mechanism that has been established for the holding of consultations on the application of international labour standards. The Government emphasizes that the efficiency of the consultations depends on the interest accorded by each of the parties and considers that the consultation mechanism could be improved through the establishment of a "permanent tripartite council". This issue has already been the subject of tripartite consultation and received the technical and financial support of the Subregional Office. The Government once again requests the Office to undertake technical cooperation activities on the participation and responsibility of employers’ and workers’ organizations in matters relating to the Convention. The Committee trusts that the respective units of the Office will be able to comply with this request and that the Government will be in a position to provide information in its next report on the progress achieved in this regard. Please also provide full particulars of the consultations held in relation to the matters covered by Article 5, paragraph 1, of the Convention.