Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 6 November 2012:

Is the Government considering withdrawing support from, or de-ratifying, any International Labour Organization conventions; if so, can details of the convention and the reason for considered action be provided.

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

No. The Australian Government is not considering the denunciation of any International Labour Organization Conventions which Australia has ratified.