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

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Belgium (Ratification: 1951)

The Committee notes the information contained in the Government's report.

Once again, the Committee can only reiterate that for many years its previous comments have related to the need to take measures to ensure by law that objective, predetermined and detailed criteria are adopted in establishing rules for the access of workers' and employers' occupational organizations to the National Labour Council and that in this regard the Act of 29 May 1952 establishing the National Labour Council still contains no specific criteria on representativeness but leaves wide powers of discretion over nomination to the Goverment. The Committee expresses the firm hope that the Government will adopt legislation, in the near future, setting out such criteria. It requests the Government to indicate in its next report any progress made in this respect.