Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Kuwait (Ratification: 2000)

Effective tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Committee notes the reply supplied by the Government to its previous observation in a report received in August 2012. The Government indicates that the tripartite Consultative Committee for Labour Affairs established in 2010 has not yet held its first meeting due to the organizational problems experienced by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the last two years. It states that the fact that the tripartite Consultative Committee has not held any meetings does not mean that there are no effective tripartite consultations, as the establishment of the tripartite committee was made to enhance tripartite dialogue. The Committee invites the Government to indicate how effective tripartite consultations were held for the period 2010–12 on each of the matters relating to international labour standards set out in Article 5(1) of the Convention, stating their object and frequency, and also to indicate the nature of any reports or recommendations made as a result of the consultations.

[The Government is asked to reply in detail to the present comments in 2013.]