GB.341/INS/10(Rev.2)/Decision

Decision on the Reply of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the report of the Commission of Inquiry appointed to consider the complaint alleging the non-observance of the Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26), the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)

Record of decisions | 27 March 2021
The Governing Body:

(a) deplored the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s reply dated 10 August 2020 that it does not accept the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry;

(b) noted recent developments and urged the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to establish and convene, by May 2021, a social dialogue forum, in line with point 4 under paragraph 497 of the Commission of Inquiry's report;

(c) requested the Office to work with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on recognition and full implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry and on the effective application of Conventions Nos 26, 87 and 144 in law and in practice in the country;

(d) requested the Director-General to inform the members of the Governing Body, by means of a written report, on or before 3 May 2021, regarding measures which the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has taken to comply with the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry, together with details of any technical assistance requested or provided;

(e) acknowledged the possibility of a resolution at the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference on the developments mentioned in points (b) (c) and (d) if there is a continued lack of progress on the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry;

(f) decided to include an item on the agenda of its 343rd Session (November 2021) entitled “Consideration of all possible measures, including those foreseen in the ILO Constitution, required to ensure the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s compliance with the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry within the required timeframe”;

(g) requested the Director-General to present an updated report to its 343rd Session (November 2021) on relevant actions taken, measures referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c), and relevant information on possible measures to ensure the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s compliance with the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry, including any progress made in implementing those recommendations.

(GB.341/INS/10(Rev.2), paragraph 10, as amended by the Governing Body)