Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2002, published 91st ILC session (2003)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Lithuania (Ratification: 1994)

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

Article 2 of the Convention. The right of employers to establish organizations of their own choosing. The Committee notes that there are no unified registration records in the Republic and that the Government is planning to establish a database in order to integrate the existing records. The Committee hopes that the Government will be in a position to provide in its next report information on the number of employers’ organizations registered to date.

Articles 2 and 3. The right of workers to establish and join organizations and the right of workers’ organizations to elect their representatives freely. The Committee notes that according to the Government’s report, there is no legislative provision prohibiting union members from being elected to Office for any reason. The Committee furthermore notes from the report that the Civil Code and the Law on Trade Unions of the Republic of Lithuania No. I-2018 of 1991 grant the right to establish or join trade unions to the citizens of Lithuania and to other persons "permanently" residing in Lithuania. The Committee requests the Government to explain the conditions under which foreign workers are considered as "permanently" residing in the country. In this respect, the Committee requests to Government to clarify whether this requirement is restricted to election to trade union office, or also includes the right to join a union.