Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Rwanda (Ratification: 1988)

The Committee notes the Government's report.

1. Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee had drawn the Government's attention to the need to take measures to ensure that all workers, including agricultural workers, and not only trade union delegates, enjoy adequate protection against acts of anti-union discrimination both at the time of taking up employment and during the employment relationship, accompanied by sufficiently effective and dissuasive sanctions in accordance with the requirements of the Convention. In its report, the Government indicates that agricultural workers will be included in the scope as soon as the draft Labour Code is adopted. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on progress in the adoption of the Labour Code and to supply the final text once it has been adopted.

2. Article 4. The Committee requested the Government to supply information on how the provision on collective bargaining is applied in practice, including the number of collective agreements concluded, the categories of workers covered, etc. It notes that, according to the Government's report, until now no collective agreement has been concluded in the country. The Committee therefore wishes to emphasize one of the essential components of Article 4 of the Convention, namely the obligation to take measures to promote collective bargaining. It requests the Government to indicate in its next report how it intends to promote collective bargaining on conditions of employment in the country.