Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1991, published 78th ILC session (1991)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Yemen (Ratification: 1976)

North Yemen

Referring to its general observations the Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It recalls its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee notes that, under the terms of section 142(3) of the Labour Code, the right to be elected to the executive committee of a general trade union, a branch trade union or a trade union committee is reserved to citizens of Yemen, in accordance with the Naturalisation Act.

The Committee emphasises that this provision restricts the right of organisations to elect their representatives in full freedom, in accordance with Article 3 of the Convention. It asks the Government to envisage making the legislation more flexible so as to enable foreign workers to have access to trade union office, at least after a reasonable period of residence in the host country (see, General Survey on Freedom of Association, 1983, paras. 159 and 160).

The Committee trusts that the legislative revision that is taking place will take this point into consideration and asks the Government to supply the relevant text with its next report.