South Africa's Department of Labour said it has put on hold the signing of an employment policy designed by the International Labor Organisation (ILO), reports Xinhua. The Department said it is opting to develop its national employment policy before ratifying the ILO's Employment Policy Convention 122. The convention calls upon ratifying member states to promote and engage in genuine tripartite consultations among the government, labour and business on employment policies. Upon ratification, South Africa would be called upon to report regularly on the effect given to its provisions and be required to provide detailed statistical information, disaggregated by age and sex, on the labour market and on employment trends in the country.