Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers The Role of National Human Rights Institutions
CEACR reports are submitted to the next session of the International Labour Conference and examined
by the tripartite Conference Committee on the Application of Standards. The Conference
Committee considers a selection of observations, invites the concerned Government to respond to the
observations and then presents recommendations to the Government to address specific issues or to
invite ILO missions or technical assistance. The findings of the Conference Committee are published in
its report.
The ILO regular system of supervision has been credited with progress in reforming some labour laws
and policies in some countries.119 In recent years, member States have also been “more receptive to the
Committee’s comments” and “tending to implement them more fully”.120
Figure 4.1: ILO regular supervisory process121
Committee of
Experts sends
direct request
to
Government,
and employers’
and workers’
organizations
Governments
submit reports
on ratified
Conventions
Employers
and workers
may comment
G
E
W
or
Committee of
Experts
reviews
reports,
Comments
and related
documents
Tripartite Committee
at the
Conference
discusses the
report and a
selection of
Observations
or
Committee of
Experts
publishes an
Observation in
its Annual
Report
Conference
discusses and
adopts the
Conference
Committee’s
report in
plenary
119
The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations: its dynamic and impact; Eric Gravel and
Chloé Charbonneau-Jobin; ILO; 2003. See also: ‘Facing up to the Complexities of the ILO’s Core Labour Standards Agenda’;
Philip Alston; European Journal of International Law; June 2005; pp. 467-80.
120
The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations: its dynamic and impact; Eric Gravel and
Chloé Charbonneau-Jobin; ILO; 2003; p. 24.
121
“Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations”: ILO; see: www.ilo.org/global/standards/
applying-and-promoting-international-labour-standards/committee-of-experts-on-the-application-of-conventions-andrecommendations/lang--en/index.htm.
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