Ratifications of the 1997 Constitutional Amendment
The International Labour Office has received on 13 April 2012 the instrument of ratification by Solomon Islands of the 1997 Instrument of Amendment to the ILO Constitution.
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Only 3 ratifications or acceptances are needed to be received before entry into force of the 1997 Instrument of Amendment to the ILO Constitution
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Please check the list of Ratification/acceptance to see whether your country could be another one to bring the ILO closer to the goal of entry into force by 2012. At the current ILO membership of 185, only 3 more ratifications are needed for the 1997 Amendment to become part of the Constitution (the threshold of at least five of the ten States of chief industrial importance has already been reached).
What is the Amendment all about
The Amendment is part of an overall thrust to enhance the relevance, impact and coherence of the body of ILO standards. It would make it possible for the Conference to abrogate (or “terminate” in the ILO) a Convention that it has declared obsolete. The text would simply add a new paragraph 9 to article 19 of the Constitution, to read as follows:
“By a majority of two-thirds of the votes of delegates present, the Conference, acting on a proposal of the Governing Body, may abrogate any Convention adopted in accordance with the provisions of this Article if it appears that the Convention has lost its purpose or that it no longer makes a useful contribution to attaining the objectives of the Organization.”
Guarantees for employers and workers are built into this initiative. These include the two-thirds majority by the tripartite Conference, and consultation of the social partners at the national level prior to the Conference. When a Convention is abrogated, it is for states themselves to decide whether to keep in place legislation or other measures related to it.
How to do it?
A Q-and-A brochure and more information about the simple ratification formalities are available on the website of the Office of the Legal Adviser. If your country has already ratified, please encourage those not on the list to do the same.
Further information
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