Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2010, published 100th ILC session (2011)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Singapore (Ratification: 1965)

The Committee notes the comments made by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) dated 24 August 2010, according to which: (1) while the right to collective bargaining is recognized, collective agreements have to be certified by the tripartite Industrial Arbitration Court which may refuse certification on the ground of public interest; (2) union members no longer have the power to accept or reject collective agreements negotiated on their behalf; and (3) the practice suggests that certain laws are outdated and can potentially restrict trade union rights; ITUC, together with other trade unions, has therefore called for these provisions to be removed from the national legislation. The Committee requests the Government to provide its observations in this regard in its next report.