Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report and the information provided by the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TURK-IS) and the Turkish Confederation of Employers (TISK).

Articles 4 and 5 of the Convention. According to the information supplied by the Government, the local advisory committees held five meetings in 1997 and 12 meetings were planned for 1998. The Government also states the provincial work councils have been made operational since 1994 and that they include tripartite participation. However, TURK-IS states that the advisory committee established under section 10 of the Act on the Establishment and Functions of the Placement and Recruitment Office (No. 4837) has not convened since 1972. The Committee requests specific details on which workers' organizations have participated in these meetings, and how their views were taken into account in formulating policies and programmes to carry out the aims of the Convention, as requested in the report form.

Article 9. In reply to the previous request for further information on placement and recruiting office staff independence, the Government states that only a few top officials may be affected by a change of government. However, TURK-IS repeats its allegations that staff are not independent of a change of government. The Committee would appreciate receiving more detailed information on the status and conditions of service of the employment service staff.

Article 11. The Committee notes that a draft bill to restructure the State Employment Agency still has not been adopted. The Government states in its report that the bill will permit the State Employment Agency to license private employment agencies, which TISK supports as it considers the public employment agencies to be inadequate for the contemporary labour market. The Committee would appreciate receiving further details concerning the arrangements made to secure effective cooperation between the public employment service and private employment agencies not conducted with a view to profit.

Further, the Committee notes that while statistical information has been supplied with respect to training courses provided through the State Employment Agency, the Government has not supplied the Committee with any appreciation as to whether this training has been effective in providing employment for such trainees. The Committee therefore requests the Government to supply statistical information on the number of applications for employment received, the number of vacancies notified and the number of persons placed in employment by such agencies, in accordance with Part IV of the report form.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 2001.]