Decision on the 15th item on the agenda: Complaint concerning 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 | 26 March 2014

Decision on the 15th item on the agenda: Complaint concerning 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

On the recommendation of its Officers in the light of the developments set out in document GB.320/INS/15/1, the Governing Body:

(a) welcomed the Supplementary Tripartite Agreement, 2014, reached by the Government, the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) and the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) which, together with the Tripartite Agreement, 2012, addressed all the issues contained in the complaint and provided for measures to settle all the remaining matters;

(b) invited the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations, in its examination of the application by the Government of Bahrain of the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111), to follow up on the implementation of the Tripartite Agreement, 2012, as well as the Supplementary Tripartite Agreement, 2014;

(c) invited the Office to provide technical assistance, if so required by the Government of Bahrain, the GFBTU and the BCCI for the full and effective implementation of the Agreements referred to above;

(d) decided that the complaint called for no further action on its part;

(e) declared closed the procedure under article 26 of the ILO Constitution concerning the abovementioned complaint.

(Document GB.320/INS/15/1, paragraph 20, as amended.)