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

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - North Macedonia (Ratification: 1991)

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 notes with regret that, since the entry into force in respect of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of this Convention in 1992, the Government’s first report has still not been received.

The Committee trusts that the Government is now in a position to provide detailed replies to the questions contained in the report form, along with any relevant legislative texts, in its next report.

The Committee further notes the conclusions of the Committee on Freedom of Association in Case No. 2133 (329th Report, approved by the Governing Body at its 285th Session in November 2002). Noting the apparent absence of legislation for the registration and legal recognition of employers’ organizations, the Committee requests the Government to indicate, in its next report, the measures taken or envisaged to ensure the recognition of employers’ organizations in a status corresponding to their objectives. It further requests the Government to indicate in its next report the steps taken to finalize the registration of the Union of Employers of Macedonia.