Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

The Committee notes the comments of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) of 10 August 2006, which refer largely to pending issues relating to the legislation and the application of the Convention in practice that are already under examination. The ICFTU’s allegations also relate to restrictions in practice on the rights set out in the various provisions of the Convention and the difficulty of concluding collective agreements in export processing zones. In this regard, the Committee notes that the Government’s observations have been recently received and the Committee will examine them at its next session.

The Committee also requests the Government, in the context of the regular reporting cycle, to provide its observations for the Committee’s next session in November-December 2007 on all the issues relating to legislation and the application of the Convention in practice raised in its previous observation in 2005 (see 2005 observation, 76th Session).