Labour Advisory Board Report 2013-2014 - Chapter 6
Committee on the Implementation of International Labour Standards
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Terms of Reference
- advise on appropriate declarations to be made in respect of the application of International Labour Conventions (ILCs) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR);
- advise on appropriate measures to be taken to promote the implementation of, or where appropriate, to improve the declarations in respect of, ILCs with the declaration of “applied with modification”;
- advise on questions arising out of the reports to be made to the International Labour Office; and
- advise on government replies to questionnaires concerning items on the agenda of the International Labour Conference and government comments on proposed texts to be discussed by the Conference.
6.3 Composition
Chairman: | Deputy Commissioner for Labour (Labour Administration) |
Members: | Three employer representatives from LAB |
Three employee representatives from LAB | |
Assistant Commissioner for Labour (Development) | |
Secretary: | A Labour Officer of the Labour Department |
6.4 Activities during the 2013-2014 Term
During the 2013-2014 term, CIILS undertook the following activities:
Reports on ILCsIn accordance with Article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation, HKSAR is required to submit reports on the application of ILCs as requested by the International Labour Office. Reports on seven and 19 ILCs were submitted respectively in 2013 and 2014. All the reports were forwarded to committee members for comment before they were communicated to the International Labour Office.
A list of reports on ILCs which were considered by CIILS during the 2013-2014 term is at Appendix VII.
Consultations on the application of ILCs in HKSARCIILS provided advice on the application of ILCs in HKSAR. As at 31 December 2014, a total of 41 ILCs were applied to HKSAR. Among them, 28 were applied without modification (i.e. all provisions of a Convention were fully implemented) and 13 were applied with modifications (i.e. a Convention was implemented in HKSAR with modification(s) in some provisions to suit local conditions).