Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2023, published 112nd ILC session (2024)

Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) - United Republic of Tanzania (Ratification: 1983)

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Article 5 of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the Labour, Economic and Social Council (LESCO) met once in 2019. The Government further indicates that the Zanzibar Labour Advisory Board (LAB) met on several occasions between 2019 and 2022 and that in the future the LAB agenda will include issues related to international labour standards. The Committee wishes to recall that by ratifying the Convention each Member State commits to operate procedures which ensure effective consultations at least once a year between representatives of the Government, employers and workers with respect to all the matters concerning the activities of the International Labour Organization set out in Article 5(1) of the Convention. While it notes that the Government intends to reform the LAB to include in its mandate the examination of issues related to the application of the Convention, the Committee notes that, once again, the Government’s report does not provide the information requested on the consultations held during the reporting period to give effect to the Convention. In these circumstances, the Committee is bound to conclude that the national legislation and practice do not give effect to the Convention and asks the Government totake all measures necessary with a view to complying with its obligation to hold effective consultations on all matters concerning international labour standards set out in Article 5(1) of the Convention, namely: replies to the questionnaires on Conference agenda items (Article 5(1)(a)); the submission of instruments adopted by the Conference (Article 5(1)(b)); the re-examination at appropriate intervals of unratified Conventions and Recommendations to which effect has not yet been given (Article 5(1)(c)); reports to be presented on the application of ratified Conventions (Article 5(1)(d)); and the possible denunciation of ratified Conventions (Article 5(1)(e)).

Article 4. Administrative support and financing of training. The Committee notes with interest that, with ILO assistance, LESCO members were trained on their roles and responsibilities in 2017 and 2021 and newly appointed members of the LAB were expected to receive training in September 2022. Referring to its comments above, the Committee recalls that the competent authority needs to actively take measures so as to duly assume its responsibility for the administrative support of the work of tripartite entities charged with implementing the obligations assumed under the Convention. This includes financing the training of the officials sitting on these entities but also making the appropriate arrangements allowing their meeting to actually take place at least once a year. The Committee therefore requests the Government to provide detailed updated information on the specific measures taken to effectively assume responsibility for the administrative support of the procedures provided for in this Convention to allow for their smooth functioning.