| Advisory Councils Labour Advisory Council The Labour Advisory Council established under the Employment Rights Act 2008 comprises an equal number of public officers, employers’ and workers’ representatives. The Labour Advisory Council has been reconstituted for a period of 2 years with effect from 5 February 2011. The Council now consists of six representatives from each group of public officers, employers and workers. The function of the Council is to advise the Minister on any matter relating to labour and employment, including – | a | the review of the operation and enforcement of the Act and any other enactment relating to employment rights; | | b | 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 | | c | proposals to be made in connection with the submission of International Labour Organisation Conventions and Recommendations to the National Assembly | | d | the re-examination of unratified International Labour Organisation Conventions and of Recommendations to which effect has not yet been given and consideration of measures to be taken to promote their implementation or ratification | | e | questions arising out of reports to be made to the International Labour Organisation on ratified Conventions | | f | proposals for the denunciation of ratified International Labour Organisation Conventions | Composition of the Labour Advisory Council Public Officers Director, Labour & Industrial Relations, Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations & Employment (Chairperson); Representative of Ministry of Industry and Commerce (Industry Division); Representative of Ministry of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms; Representative of Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity & Reform Institutions; Representative of Ministry of Health & Quality of Life; Representative of Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development & Family Welfare. Representative of Employers: Mr. Pierre Blackburn, Secretary, Cane Growers’ Association; Mr. Pradeep Dursun, Human Resource & Industrial Relations Adviser, Mauritius Employers’ Federation; Mr. Louis Mario Desiré Antonio, Human Resources and Communication Manager, Deep River Beau Champ Limited; Mrs. Sunita Ballah-Bheeka, Compensation and Benefits Manager, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd; Mr. Alan Ronald Cunniah, Group H R Manager, ENL Group; Laval Wong Moi Sang, Industrial Relations/Occupational Safety & Health & Environment Adviser, Mauritius Employers’ Federation. Representative of Workers: Mr. Pranjeewan Ramjuttun, Executive Member, National Trade Union Confederation; Mr. Venoo Gopal Ramasamy, Executive Member, Confederation Syndicale de Gauche Solidarite; Mr. Randheer Bundoo, Treasurer, Congress of Independent Trade Unions; Mr. Radhakrisna Sadien, President, Confederation of Free Trade Unions, replaced by Mr. Ramesh Maudhoo, Director, Confederation of Free Trade Unions as from November 2011; Mr. Fritz Thomas MSK, Executive Member, Mauritius Labour Congress; Mr. Nundeo Chacoory, Executive Secretary, Mauritius Trade Union Congress . Advisory council for the Occupational Safety And Health - Set up under the OSHA 2005 · Gives advice and assistance to the Minister in respect of matters affecting safety, health and welfare of employees at work or lodging accommodation, or other persons whose safety, health and welfare may be affected by work activities.
· Consists of a Chairman, eight members representing Government, eight members representing employers, eight members representing employees and two members having wide experience in Occupational Safety and Health. | 
