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Appendix I (ILS Handbook of Procedures)Description:(ILS Handbook of Procedures) Display the document in: French Spanish Document No. (ilolex): 292006A1
Handbook of procedures relating to international labour Conventions and Recommendations Appendix I Calendar of action on international labour standards
Adoption of Conventions and Recommendations (Endnote_1) --------------------------------------------------------------- Period: November (year 1) and March (year 2)ILO action: ILO Governing Body considers and decides agenda of ILO Conference in year 4--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: November-December (year 2)ILO action: ILO circulates report on law and practice, with questionnaireAction by national administrations: Consult employers' and workers' organizations on replies (articles 38 and 39 of Conference Standing Orders and - for States parties to it - C.144). Prepare replies to questionnaire and send to ILO by 30 June (year 3), at the latest--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: January-February (year 4)ILO action: ILO circulates report analysing replies, with proposed conclusionsAction by national administrations: Prepare position for Conference discussion--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: June (year 4)ILO action: International Labour Conference - first discussion of item Action by national administrations: Participate in work of technical committee, as appropriate--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: August-September (year 4)ILO action: ILO circulates draft texts on basis of first discussion Action by national administrations: Consult employers' and workers' organizations on comments (articles 38 and 39 of the Conference Standing Orders and - for States parties to it - C.144). Study and, if necessary, send comments to ILO by 30 November (year 4), at the latest--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: February-March (year 5)ILO action: ILO circulates revised texts, in light of comments received Action by national administrations: Prepare position for Conference discussion--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: June (year 5)ILO action: International Labour Conference - second discussion and adoption Action by national administrations: Participate in work of technical committee, as appropriate
Submission of Conventions (Endnote_2) and Recommendations to the competent authorities --------------------------------------------------------------- Period: August (Endnote_3)ILO action: ILO circulates newly adopted Conventions and Recommendations, with Governing Body Memorandum on submission to the competent authoritiesAction by national administrations: Study instruments and compare national legislation and practice. States parties to C.144: consult employers' and workers' organizations on the proposals to be made. Prepare document summarizing the position and proposals for further national action (if appropriate) and on possible ratification of Conventions. Submit to the competent legislative authorities by June (or, exceptionally, December) of following year.Report to the ILO, in accordance with questionnaire in Governing Body Memorandum, on measures taken to submit the instruments to the competent authorities. Send copies to employers' and workers' organizations
Reports on ratified Conventions --------------------------------------------------------------- Period: FebruaryILO action: ILO sends request for (detailed/simplified) reports due that year, with individual report forms and any comments by ILO supervisory bodiesAction by national administrations: States parties to C.144: consult employers' and workers' organizations on questions arising out of reports to be made. Prepare reports and send (if necessary, in batches) to reach the ILO between 1 June and 1 September at the latest. Send copies of reports to employers' and workers' organizations--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: MarchILO action: ILO sends copies of request for reports due that year with any comments by ILO supervisory bodies to the national organizations of employers and workersAction by national administrations: Study comments with a view to initiating any measures needed to ensure compliance.States parties to C.144: consult organizations, as above--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: AprilILO action: ILO sends copies of comments by supervisory bodies concerning Conventions on which reports are due only in subsequent years--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: JulyILO action: ILO circulates report of Committee on the Application of Standards at June Conference sessionAction by national administrations: Examine, with a view to considering any action called for and, where necessary, taking the Committee's comments into account in the finalization of reports--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: June-AugustAction by national administrations: Send to ILO reports due (if necessary, in batches)--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: November-DecemberILO action: Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations meets--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: March of the following yearILO action: Publication of report of Committee of Experts Action by national administrations: Study in preparation for general discussion in Conference Committee. Prepare information (as appropriate) for Conference Committee, in writing or to be given orally--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: JuneILO action: Conference Committee on the Application of Standards meetsAction by national administrations: Participate in proceedings and, as appropriate, in discussion of any cases concerning own country selected for consideration
Reports on unratified Conventions and Recommendations --------------------------------------------------------------- Period: SeptemberILO action: ILO sends request for reports, with report formsAction by national administrations: Prepare reports and send to ILO by 30 April of the following year, at the latest. (Endnote_4) Send copies to employers' and workers' organizations--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: November-December (in year following request for reports)ILO action: Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations makes General Survey--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: March of the following yearILO action: Publication of Committee of Experts' General SurveyAction by national administrations: Study, in preparation for discussions in Conference Committee and consideration of general issues and comments--------------------------------------------------------------- Period: JuneILO action: Conference Committee on the Application of Standards discusses the General Survey Action by national administrations: Participate in proceedingsNote: Reference to sending copies of reports and information to employers' and workers' organizations refers to the obligation laid down in article 23(2) of the ILO Constitution. The indications concerning "States parties to C.144" refer to obligations of States which have ratified the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144). Similar provisions appear in the Tripartite Consultation (Activities of the International Labour Organization) Recommendation, 1976 (No. 152).
EndnotesEndnote 1This describes the double-discussion procedure and will be simplified in cases of single-discussion. Endnote 2The term "Convention" also refers to any Protocol adopted by the Conference in accordance with article 19 of the Constitution of the ILO. Endnote 3When Conventions and Recommendations are adopted by a Maritime Session of the Conference taking place in a different month than June, the Office will circulate them similarly the month following their adoption; the action by national administrations is the same, the submission being due 12 (or, exceptionally, 18) months following the session of the Conference at which the instruments were adopted. Endnote 4Recommendation No. 152 (accompanying Convention No. 144) calls for consultation of employers' and workers' organizations on questions arising out of reports to be made. |
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