Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Angola (Ratification: 1976)

Article 4 of the Convention. The Committee asked the Government in previous comments to specify the scope of section 12 of Act No. 20-A/92 on collective bargaining, which provides that collective agreements may not contain provisions concerning fiscal measures or price policy measures. The Committee notes that the Government’s report contains no information on this matter. While recalling that provisions such as these may involve restrictions on collective bargaining that are incompatible with the Convention, the Committee again asks the Government to provide information on the scope of section 12 of Act No. 20‑A/92 on collective bargaining. It also asks the Government to take advantage of the current revision of Act No. 20‑A/92 – in consultation with the social partners – to clarify the scope of section 12 ensuring its consistency with the requirements of the Convention.

In its previous comments, the Committee took note of a few collective agreements in force. It accordingly asks the Government to provide information on the measures taken to promote collective bargaining at the enterprise level or at a higher level, indicating the number of workers covered by existing collective agreements.