Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Namibia (Ratification: 1995)

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

In its previous direct requests, the Committee had noted the absence of provisions under the Labour Act, 1992, protecting workers’ and employers’ organizations directly against acts of interference by each other in their establishment, functioning or administration, and requested the Government to adopt specific measures in this regard. The Committee had also requested the Government to review and amend the Labour Act so that if no union or group of unions covered more than 50 per cent of the workers, collective bargaining rights were granted to the existing unions in this unit, at least on behalf of their own members.

In its previous report, the Government had indicated that the Committee’s concerns would be addressed in the near future.

The Committee notes from the Government’s report that the Labour Act, No. 1 of 2004 has been passed by Parliament and will come into effect in 2005. The Committee requests the Government to send a copy of this text.