Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Yemen (Ratification: 1976)

The Committee notes the Government’s report. The Committee also notes the Government’s indication that it will transmit a copy of the Law on Trade Unions, which it will examine at its next meeting.

The Committee further notes the Government’s indication that the draft amendments to the Labour Code are being prepared in collaboration with the social partners. The Committee trusts that the amendments will take into account the following concerns previously expressed by the Committee:

-           the reference to the General Federation of Trade Unions made in certain provisions of the Labour Code and, in particular, in sections 2, 131(c) and 145(2), which could result indirectly in making it impossible to establish a second federation to represent workers’ interests;

-           the strict conditions for exercise of strike action set out in sections 130, 137, 139, concerning compulsory arbitration, and section 145, concerning the prior approval by the General Federation of Trade Unions in order to call a strike;

-           the restricted scope of coverage of the code as concerns foreign and casual workers, domestic workers and similar categories and certain agricultural workers (section 4).

The Committee requests the Government to transmit the amendments of the Labour Code once they are adopted.