MAURITIUS SEEKS INFO ON NEDLAC

A high level delegation led by the Mauritian Minister of Economic Development, Financial Services and Corporate Affairs, Mr Sushil Kushiram, together with senior labour and business representatives, visited Nedlac recently.

Mauritius has a socio-economic council, and legislation to formalise the operations of the council was prepared under the previous government. However, with the coming to power of the new coalition government in September last year, it was felt that this legislation should be reviewed.

The delegation, which incd the Director-Generals of Finance and Economic Development, quizzed the Nedlac constituency representatives on a number of issues, including how Nedlac meetings are chaired, the level of government participation, and the issue of negotiations vs consultations. The delegation was also very interested to hear how Nedlac's community constituency functions.

It was agreed that relations between the two councils should be strengthened, particularly in the light of both countries' membership of the International Association of Socio-Economic Councils and similar institutions.