Tunisia ratifies three international Labour Conventions
The Government of Tunisia ratified three international Labour Convention on February 11, 2014. These are the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144), the Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151), and the Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154).
11 February 2014
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (N°144): deals with the tripartite consultations (Government, Employers’ trade union and Workers’ trade union) in order to promote the implementation of International labour standards in Tunisia.
Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention,1978 (N°151): deals with the protection of the right to organise and become a member of a trade union and promotes the involvement of public agents in the determination of their conditions of employment in the public service and the negotiation of these conditions between public authorities and public agents’ trade unions.
Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (N°154): deals with the promotion of collective bargaining via the adoption of appropriate measures in light of national circumstances.
Tunisia has a labour union tradition dating back to beginning of the last century with the founding of the first labour union in the Arab world in 1924. The ratification of these three conventions further stamps the commitment of the Tunisian government to improve the working condition in the country as well as create an environment that nurtures social dialogue. During the signing ceremony, Mr Abderrazak Kilani, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations Office confirmed that the deposition of these instrument aims at the promotion of tripartism and social dialogue at national level and seek to encourage and promote collective bargaining.
“I would like to congratulate the Government for the very important message it has sent today ratifying these three important ILO Conventions which follows up on my visit to Tunisia just one year ago when the social contract was signed between the Government of Tunisia, the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA) and the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT)", stated the ILO Director-General, Mr Guy Ryder. "Such action also reflects an important response, four years after the events of the ‘Arab Spring’, Ryder added.
Since 1956, when Tunisia acceded to the ILO, these three international labour Conventions brings the total number of ILO Conventions ratified by Tunisia to 61 Conventions and one Protocol. With the ratification of Convention No. 144 by Tunisia, the three Maghreb countries (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) are now bound by this governance Convention.
Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention,1978 (N°151): deals with the protection of the right to organise and become a member of a trade union and promotes the involvement of public agents in the determination of their conditions of employment in the public service and the negotiation of these conditions between public authorities and public agents’ trade unions.
Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (N°154): deals with the promotion of collective bargaining via the adoption of appropriate measures in light of national circumstances.
Tunisia has a labour union tradition dating back to beginning of the last century with the founding of the first labour union in the Arab world in 1924. The ratification of these three conventions further stamps the commitment of the Tunisian government to improve the working condition in the country as well as create an environment that nurtures social dialogue. During the signing ceremony, Mr Abderrazak Kilani, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations Office confirmed that the deposition of these instrument aims at the promotion of tripartism and social dialogue at national level and seek to encourage and promote collective bargaining.
“I would like to congratulate the Government for the very important message it has sent today ratifying these three important ILO Conventions which follows up on my visit to Tunisia just one year ago when the social contract was signed between the Government of Tunisia, the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA) and the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT)", stated the ILO Director-General, Mr Guy Ryder. "Such action also reflects an important response, four years after the events of the ‘Arab Spring’, Ryder added.
Since 1956, when Tunisia acceded to the ILO, these three international labour Conventions brings the total number of ILO Conventions ratified by Tunisia to 61 Conventions and one Protocol. With the ratification of Convention No. 144 by Tunisia, the three Maghreb countries (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) are now bound by this governance Convention.