Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Tunisia (Ratification: 1957)

The Committee takes note of the Government’s report. Its also notes the observations of 10 August 2006 by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) alleging that trade union activists have been wrongfully dismissed and harassed in the private sector and that in some industries, such as textiles, building and the hotel trade, temporary workers have been recruited by subcontracting agencies in order to avoid unionization. The Committee received the Government’s reply to these comments during its meeting. The Committee will examine them at its next meeting. The Committee requests the Government to send its comments on these matters in its next report.

According to the information supplied by the Government, in terms of labour matters, the year 2005 was marked by collective bargaining on wages and working conditions, the negotiations covered 51 sectoral agreements and concerned the public service and public enterprises. The Committee takes due note of this information.