No. 144 - Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards), 1976

Provisions

• This Convention promotes tripartite consultation on ILO standards.
• It requires ratifying countries to operate agreed procedures for effective consultation with the most representative organisations of employers and workers.
• The specified topics for consultation are:
  • International Labour Conference (ILC) agenda items;
  • the submission to Parliament of newly adopted ILO instruments;
  • proposals for ratification and denunciation of Conventions;
  • the Government's regular reports to the ILO on how it implements the Conventions it has already ratified; and
  • the Government's reports to the ILO on Conventions which it has not ratified, including reports for the annual follow-up concerning non-ratified fundamental Conventions.

Administered by

Department of Labour

How New Zealand implements it

• The Department of Labour consults regularly on ILO matters with Business New Zealand and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions as the most representative employer and employee organisations.
• Draft responses to questionnaires about ILC agenda items, Article 22 reports on ratified Conventions, and Article 19 reports on unratified Conventions (including reports for the annual follow-up concerning non-ratified Fundamental Conventions) are forwarded to the social partners for comment and a meeting may be convened, if the partners request it, to attempt to reach a consensus view which can be incorporated into the Government reply.
• Government briefing papers for Conference delegates are provided to all members of the delegation and the likely stance of the three parties discussed at a pre-Conference briefing session.
• The social partners are invited to comment on the Government's proposed action statement on new instruments adopted at the ILC. The statement is amended if factual errors are apparent or unconsidered ideas are put forward.
• An annual tripartite debriefing session for Conference delegates discusses the most recently adopted Conventions and their prospects for ratification. The social partners are able to call for the consideration of any other particular Convention for consideration for ratification or denunciation, with the onus on whoever calls for the discussion to provide a discussion document.

This Convention is not applicable to Tokelau.

Ratified - 5 June 1987

Total ratifications - 121