Decision on the 13th item on the agenda: Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body Complaint concerning the non-observance by Bahrain of the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111), made by delegates to the 100th Session (2011) of the International Labour Conference under article 26 of the ILO Constitution

Record of decisions | 28 March 2012

Decision on the 13th item on the agenda: Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body

Complaint concerning the non-observance by Bahrain of the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111), made by delegates to the 100th Session (2011) of the International Labour Conference under article 26 of the ILO Constitution

The Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers and based on the elements put forward:

(a) suspended consideration in its current session pending completion (and submission) of the Government’s and Director-General’s reports to the Governing Body in its 316th Session in November 2012;

(b) requested the Government to continue to provide reports on the effective implementation of the Tripartite Agreement signed by the tripartite constituents of Bahrain on 11 March 2012 and to report to the Governing Body at its 316th Session (November 2012) on the progress made to fully implement its provisions;

(c) requested the Director-General to write to the Government, the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) and the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) welcoming the significant progress made and inviting them to continue in this positive direction; and

(d) requested the Director-General to take the necessary measures to provide all the technical assistance required by the tripartite constituents, if requested by the Government or the workers’ or employers’ representatives, to ensure the effective implementation of the Tripartite Agreement and to report to the Governing Body at its 316th Session (November 2012) on the progress made.

(Document GB.313/INS/13/1, paragraph 9.)