Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2019, published 109th ILC session (2021)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - Trinidad and Tobago (Ratification: 1995)

Article 5 of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to provide information on the consultations held by the ILO 144 Tripartite Consultative Committee (hereafter referred to as “the TCC”) and on the outcome of the review process concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No 155), the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No 187), and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No 188). The Government reports that during the period 2012-2014, the TCC reviewed Conventions Nos 155, 187 and 188. While it did not recommend ratification, the TCC recommended that the review process of chapter 88:08 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act take into account the provisions of the Conventions. With regard to Convention No. 188, the TCC also did not recommend ratification, but indicated that attempts should be made to advocate for the inclusion of some of the provisions of the Convention in existing or proposed legislation and administrative guidelines. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that, from September 2015 to January 2018, there was a hiatus in the work of the TCC, but that in February 2018 it was reconstituted for a two-year period. The Government reports that between February and August 2018, the Committee held consultations on other matters covered under Article 5(a) and (d) of the Convention: items on the agenda of the International Labour Conference and reports to be made to the International Labour Office under article 22 of the ILO Constitution. The Committee requests the Government to provide updated information concerning the nature, as well as the subject matter and outcome of consultations held by the ILO 144 Tripartite Consultative Committee on each of the matters set out in Article 5(1)(a)–(e), including information as to the frequency of such consultations, and to indicate the nature of any reports or recommendations made as a result of the consultations. The Committee also invites the Government to supply copies of reports and recommendations produced as a result of such tripartite consultations.