The implementation of ILS affects employers directly. Through it, employers’ organizations have the opportunity to call for improvements of national regulations and practices. Employers’ organizations thus often assign high importance to their participation in the preparation of reports under article 19 of the ILO Constitution.
In relation to the selected instruments, employers’ organizations may also send their observations on the state of legislation and practice directly to the Office no later than 30 June each year. They are encouraged to do so by email (ORGS-CEACR@ilo.org).
Preparation of a report under article 19 of the ILO Constitution affords governments the opportunity to consider closely their policies, laws and practices in relation to the selected instruments. Governments will consult with the representative organizations of employers and workers as recommended in Paragraph 5(e) of the Tripartite Consultation (Activities of the International Labour Organisation) Recommendation, 1976 (No. 152). Where a country has ratified the Convention(s) selected for the preparation of a General Survey, it will only provide information on the extent to which effect has been given to the Recommendation(s) that have been selected. The relevant report form normally indicates that it is not necessary to repeat information already provided in reports under article 22 of the ILO Constitution in connection with the ratified Convention(s).
Governments are expected to send copies of the report to the representative organizations of employers and workers, as required by article 23, paragraph 2, of the ILO Constitution, as well as to the Office (NORM_REPORT@ilo.org), in good time to meet the established due date.
The CEACR monitors compliance by ILO member States with the obligation to report on unratified Conventions and on Recommendations in its annual report, which is available in the ILO website.
The implementation of ILS affects workers directly. Through it, workers’ organizations have the opportunity to call for improvements of rights and conditions at work. Workers’ organizations thus assign high importance to their participation in the preparation of reports under article 19 of the ILO Constitution.
In relation to the selected instruments, workers’ organizations may also send their observations on the state of legislation and practice directly to the Office no later than 30 June each year. They are encouraged to do so by email (ORGS-CEACR@ilo.org).
The Governing Body approves a form to be used by governments for reporting on the instruments previously selected under article 19 of the ILO Constitution for the preparation of a General Survey. This is usually done at its March session. The request for governments’ reports is usually issued by the Office in September, and governments are requested to send their reports to the Office by 28 February the following year at the latest. The relevant report form is attached to the request. It also contains questions related to the impact of the instruments covered, the prospects of ratification and needs for technical assistance.
The report forms are available in the NORMLEX database, where it is also possible to see the lists of reports requested for General Surveys in the country profiles.
Copies of the requests for reports are sent to the representative organizations of employers and workers.
