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International Labour Organization (ILO)
371st REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION [26 March 2014]
http://www.ilo.org/gb/GBSessions/GB320/ins/WCMS_239692/lang--en/index.htm
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[full-text, 286 pages]
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Currently, there are 146 cases before the Committee, in which complaints have been submitted to the governments concerned for their observations. At its present meeting, the Committee examined 32 cases on the merits, reaching definitive conclusions in 21 cases and interim conclusions in 11 cases; the remaining cases were adjourned for the reasons set out in the following paragraphs.
CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1–133
Case No. 2979 (Argentina): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Argentina presented by the
General Confederation of Labour of the Republic of Argentina (CGTRA) .................. 134–153
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 149–152
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 153
Case No. 2987 (Argentina): Interim report Complaint against the Government of Argentina presented by the Trade Union Association of Subway and Light Rail Workers (AGTSyP)
and the Confederation of Workers of Argentina (CTA) ................................................ 154–170
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 165–169
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 170
Case No. 2882 (Bahrain): Interim report Complaint against the Government of Bahrain presented by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the General Federation of Bahrain
Trade Unions (GFBTU) ................................................................................................. 171–194
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 186–193
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 194
Case No. 3001 (Plurinational State of Bolivia): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
presented by the Trade Union Confederation of Construction Workers of Bolivia (CSTCB) ....................................................................................................... 195–212
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 207–211
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 212
Case No. 2655 (Cambodia): Interim report Complaint against the Government of Cambodia presented by Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) ...................................................................... 213–221
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 217–220
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 221
Case No. 2963 (Chile): Definitive report Complaint against the Government of Chile presented by the National Federation of the Unions of Supervisors, List A, and Professionals of
the Enterprise CODELCO (FESUC).............................................................................. 222–238
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 232–237
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 238
Case No. 2620 (Republic of Korea): Interim report Complaints against the Government of the Republic of Korea presented by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and the International
Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) ............................................................................... 239–255
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 246–254
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 255
Case No. 2992 (Costa Rica): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Costa Rica presented by the
Asociación de Profesores de Segunda Enseñanza (APSE) ............................................ 256–269
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 264–268
The Committee’s recommendation ......................................................................................... 269
Case No. 2908 (El Salvador): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of El Salvador presented by the Union of Workers of the Garments Company Gama (STECG) and supported by the Federation of Unions of Workers in El Salvador (FESTES).................................... 270–294
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 287–293
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 294
Case No. 2928 (Ecuador): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Ecuador presented by the General
Union of Workers of Ecuador (UGTE) .......................................................................... 295–316
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 306–315
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 316
Case No. 2947 (Spain): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaints against the Government of Spain presented by the Trade Union Confederation of Workers’ Committees (CC.OO.), the General Union of Workers (UGT), the Independent Central Workers’ Union and Union of Civil Servants (CSIF), the Workers’ Trade Union (USO) and many
other national trade unions ............................................................................................. 317–465
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 436–464
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 465
Appendix I. Act No. 3/2012 of 6 July 2012 on urgent measures for labour
market reform [excerpts]
Appendix II. Act No. 20/2013 of 13 July 2012 [excerpts]
Case No. 2516 (Ethiopia): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Ethiopia presented by the Ethiopian Teachers’ Association (ETA), Education International (EI) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) ......................................................... 466–481
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 475–480
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 481
Appendix. Joint Statement on the Working Visit of the ILO Mission to Ethiopia
Case No. 2749 (France): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of France presented by the Martinique Democratic Workers’ Confederation (Centrale démocratique martiniquaise des travailleurs – CDMT) and CDMT–Postes ............................................................... 482–522
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 509–521
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 522
Case No. 2203 (Guatemala): Interim report Complaint against the Government of Guatemala presented by the Trade Union of Workers of Guatemala (UNSITRAGUA) and the Guatemalan
Trade Union, Indigenous and Campesino Movement (MSICG) ................................... 523–537
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 529–536
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 537
Case No. 2913 (Guinea): Definitive report Complaint against the Government of Guinea presented by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) ............................................................................... 538–549
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 546–548
The Committee’s recommendation ......................................................................................... 549
Case No. 2508 (Islamic Republic of Iran): Interim report Complaint against the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran presented by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the International
Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) ............................................................................ 550–569
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 564–568
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 569
Case No. 2807 (Islamic Republic of Iran): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran presented
by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) .............................................. 570–579
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 574–578
The Committee’s recommendation ......................................................................................... 579
Case No. 2953 (Italy): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Italy presented by the Italian General
Confederation of Labour (CGIL) ................................................................................... 580–626
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 612–625
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 626
Case No. 3031 (Panama): Definitive report Complaint against the Government of Panama presented by the National
Union of Education Workers (SINTE) ........................................................................... 627–639
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 635–638
The Committee’s recommendation ......................................................................................... 639
Case No. 2937 (Paraguay): Interim report Complaint against the Government of Paraguay presented by the Single Confederation of Workers (CUT), the Union of Workers of the enterprise Itaipú Binacional-Lado Paraguayo (STEIBI), the Union of Drivers and Services of the Alto Paraná (SICONAP/S) and the Union of Workers
of Itaipú Binacional (SITRAIBI) ................................................................................... 640–654
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 649–653
The Committee’s recommendation ......................................................................................... 654
Case No. 3010 (Paraguay): Interim report Complaint against the Government of Paraguay presented by UNI Global Union and the Trade Union of Workers and Employees
of Prosegur Paraguay, SA (SITEPROPASA) ................................................................ 655–669
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 662–668
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 669
Case No. 2982 (Peru): Interim report Complaint against the Government of Peru presented by the General Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP), the Federation of Civil
Construction Workers of Peru (FTCCP) and the Confederation of Workers of Peru (CTP) .............................................................................................. 670–704
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 697–703
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 704
Case No. 2998 (Peru): Interim report Complaint against the Government of Peru presented by the Confederation of Workers of Peru (CTP) and the National Federation of Workers of the National Programme for Direct Support to the Most Needy (the Juntos Programme) (FENATRAJUNTOS) ............................................................ 705–732
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 725–731
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 732
Case No. 2999 (Peru): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Peru presented by the Central Mixed Trade Union of Workers in Enterprises providing services to ESSALUD (SMCUTSERVICES) ................................................................................. 733–743
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 741–742
The Committee’s recommendation ......................................................................................... 743
Case No. 3033 (Peru): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Peru presented by the Single Trade Union of Workers of Casa Grande and Allied Enterprises (SUTCGA), supported by the Federation of Workers of the Peruvian Revolution (CTRP) .............. 744–765
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 759–764
The Committee’s recommendation ......................................................................................... 765
Case No. 3037 (Philippines): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of the Philippines presented by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) ................................................... 766–813
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 805–812
The Committee’s recommendation ......................................................................................... 813
Case No. 2988 (Qatar): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Qatar presented by the
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) ......................................................... 814–862
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 837–861
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 862
Case No. 2713 (Democratic Republic of the Congo): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo presented by the National Union of Teachers in Registered Schools (SYNECAT) ................................................................................... 863–887
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 872–886
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 887
Appendix. Technical assistance mission by the International Labour Office to
the Democratic Republic of the Congo (14–20 July 2013)
Case No. 2797 (Democratic Republic of the Congo): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo presented by the Trade Union Confederation of Congo (CSC), the National Workers’ Union of Congo (UNTC), the United Workers’ Organization of Congo (OTUC), the Democratic Confederation of Workers (CDT), SOLIDARITÉ, the Conscience of Workers and Peasants (CTP), the Solidarity of Workers and Peasants (SOPA), ACTIONS, the Workers’ Alliance of Congo (ATC), the New Union Dynamics (NDS) replaced by the General Confederation of Independent Unions (CGSA), the Kongo General Workers’ Federation (FGTK) and the Union Power of Congo (FOSYCO) .................. 888–901
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 894–900
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 901
Appendix. Technical assistance mission of the International Labour Office
to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (14–20 July 2013)
Annex. Meeting with the National Inter-Union Association of the Congo (15 July 2013)
Case No. 2925 (Democratic Republic of the Congo): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Democratic Republic of the Congo
presented by the Congolese Labour Confederation (CCT) ............................................ 902–925
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 906–924
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 925
Appendix. Technical assistance mission by the International Labour Office
to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (14–20 July 2013)
Case No. 2892 (Turkey): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Turkey presented by the Union
of Judges and Public Prosecutors (YARGI-SEN) .......................................................... 926–936
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 933–935
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 936
Case No. 3016 (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela): Interim report
Complaint against the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
presented by the Union of Workers of the Ministry of Science and
Technology (SITRAMCT) and the National Alliance of Cement
Workers (ANTRACEM) ................................................................................................ 937–972
The Committee’s conclusions ........................................................................................ 963–971
The Committee’s recommendations ........................................................................................ 972
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