Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2018, published 108th ILC session (2019)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Serbia (Ratification: 2005)

Follow-up to the conclusions of the Committee on the Application of Standards (International Labour Conference, 107th Session, May–June 2018)

The Committee recalls that the Conference Committee, at its June 2018 session, recommended that the national authorities take the necessary and appropriate measures to ensure effective and efficient tripartite consultation of the national social partners in implementation of Convention No. 144. It further recommended that the Government take the necessary steps to ensure that meaningful, effective and timely consultations on matters concerning international labour standards take place, including within the framework of the Social and Economic Council of the Republic of Serbia. The Conference Committee also requested the Government to report on the issues discussed and the frequency of tripartite consultations to the Committee of Experts before its November 2018 session. It invited the Government to avail itself of ILO technical assistance in relation to the conclusions.

Articles 2 and 5 of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations. The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. The Committee nevertheless understands that the Government has made a request for technical assistance in relation to the application of the Convention. In this regard, the ILO is providing technical support for a tripartite workshop to be held in January 2019. The Committee requests the Government to report on the outcome of the planned tripartite workshop. It also urges the Government to continue its efforts to take effective and time-bound measures to ensure effective tripartite consultations in conformity with the provisions of the Convention, and to report on the nature, content and frequency of consultations in relation to the matters within the scope of Article 5(1)(a)–(e) of the Convention.