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

Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151) - Colombia (Ratification: 2000)

The Committee notes the comments of the Union of Public Officials of the University Hospital of Valle (SINSPUBLIC), of 3 April 2006, and the Single Confederation of Workers (CUT), of 4 April 2006, according to which Act No. 909 of 2004 and its implementing regulations, enacted without prior consultation with trade union organizations, compel workers in the public sector to undergo once again merit competitions in order to be confirmed in their posts, in violation of the collective agreement concluded between SINSPUBLIC and the hospital administration. The Committee requests the Government to provide its observations on this subject.

The Committee also notes the joint comments made by CUT, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), the Confederation of Workers of Colombia (CTC) and the Confederation of Pensioners of Colombia (CPC), dated 16 June 2006, according to which section 416 of the Substantive Labour Code does not allow trade unions of public employees to engage in collective bargaining. In this respect, the Committee refers to its comments on the application of Convention No. 154.