Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Dominican Republic (Ratification: 1956)

In its previous comment, the Committee noted the comments from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and other national workers’ organizations concerning allegations of refusal to register a number of trade unions. The Committee notes the Government’s statement that no applications for trade union registration are pending and all have received a satisfactory response. The Committee notes that the ITUC sent comments on the application of the Convention in a communication of 30 August 2013 alleging acts of violence and threats to trade union leaders. The Committee requests the Government to send its observations on this matter.

Article 3 of the Convention. Right of workers’ organizations to organize their activities. With regard to the Public Service Act No. 41 08 and its implementing regulations (Decree No. 523-09), the Committee notes the Government’s indication that workers in both the public and private sectors have the right to strike and, under the Labour Code, strikes are only prohibited in essential services, namely those public services or services administrated by a public authority the interruption of which would endanger the life, personal safety or health of all or part of the population (the legislature refers to services in the following sectors: communications; water, gas and electricity supplies; pharmaceutical products; hospitals; and services of a similar nature).