The International Labour Organization has deferred the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry for Fiji.
This is after the Ministry of Labour and Industrial Relations, Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation and Fiji Trades Union Congress failed to submit a joint implementation report.
It says the tripartite agreement signed in Geneva in March this year was the reason for tripartite review mission.
The International Labour Organisation says the Fijian government should accept a tripartite mission to review the ongoing obstacles to the submission of a joint implementation report.
It says the government should provide the report on labour laws in the country.
The tripartite mission will have to submit a joint implementation report in time for the 326th Session of the Governing Body in March 2016.
A Commission of Inquiry would then be appointed if this does not happen.
The Fiji Trades Union Congress has maintained that it will not sign a joint report.
They want the option to have the in‑house collective bargaining units removed and the employees to be allowed to join trade unions.
They also want unionists to be allowed to take part in politics.
They also want the workers to be given the right to strike in essential service industries.
Under the current laws, workers have the choice to join any trade union, form their own in‑house collective bargaining unit or not join a union if they wish.
The choice is entirely up to the employee.
The Political Parties Decree lists unionists as public officers and they can’t be officials of a political party.
The amended law also has an Employment Tribunal mechanism to resolve any disputes.
