Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 306, March 1997

Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body

1. 52. At its meeting in November 1995, the Committee regretted that the Government had not furnished the information requested in paragraph 332(b) of its 295th Report concerning the functioning without hindrance of the EGITIM-IS union, the withdrawal of legal or administrative proceedings against trade unionists and the annulment of acts of anti-union discrimination. It requested the Government to provide this information as soon as possible (see 300th Report, para. 35).
2. 53. In its communications of 10 January, 9 April and 6 December 1996, the Government stated that: (i) the criminal judicial authorities have decided to declare the cases against the 42 unionists (the names were cited by the Government) as without standing and not to pursue them for the acts committed in violation of the penal code during their union activities; (ii) a trial is under way against the trade union leader Mr. Altunya for having made statements to the press in violation of section 15 of Act No. 657 which prohibits public servants from making such statements; (iii) the administrative tribunal of the prefecture of Aydin has rejected the request to annul the withdrawal of Mr. Hüseyin Mercan's promotion; (iv) the administrative authorities have annulled the decisions to close and to prohibit the functioning of the branches of EGITIM-IS in the provinces of Van and Eskisehir, as well as in the Caycuma township.
3. 54. The Committee takes due note of this information. Nevertheless, it reiterates the recommendations which it made during its first examination of this case (see 295th Report, para. 332(b)) and urges the Government to cease the judicial procedures against Mr. Altunya for having exercised his trade union activities and to annul the acts of discrimination taken against Mr. Mercan (transfer and suspension of promotion).