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

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Ratification: 2001)

The Committee notes the report of the Government.

The Committee had previously referred to the need to amend the following sections of the Trade Unions Act (TUA): section 11(3), so as to eliminate the discretionary authority of the registrar in respect of the registration of trade unions; and section 25, so as to limit the powers of the registrar to conduct investigations into the accounts of trade unions. In this respect, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that a new Labour Relations Bill repealing the abovementioned sections of the TUA has been drafted. The Bill is awaiting Cabinet’s approval before being submitted to Parliament. The Committee expresses the hope that the Bill would be adopted in the near future and requests the Government to keep it informed of any developments in this regard.

With regard to its previous comment on the application of the Public Order Act’s provisions with regard to the conduct of strike action, the Committee notes the Government’s statement that there have been no recent instances where these provisions were applied in relation to the conduct of strike action.