Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2000, published 89th ILC session (2001)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Cameroon (Ratification: 1962)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its previous observation which read as follows:

The Committee recalls that, since the adoption of the Labour Code in 1992, the Committee has requested the Government to amend or repeal sections 6(2) and 166 of the Labour Code which provides for the imposition of a fine ranging from 50,000 to 500,000 francs on the members of the administration or the management of a non-registered trade union which acts as if the union were registered. In this respect, the Committee notes the Government’s statement to the effect that an amendment of the Labour Code is envisaged to this effect. The Committee expresses the firm hope that the Government will take the necessary measures to repeal the provisions to ensure that the founders and leaders of trade unions being established enjoy adequate protection against acts designed to prejudice them by reason of their participation in trade union activities, which is contrary to the provisions of Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee again requests the Government to provide the text of any measures taken in this respect in its next report.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.