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

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Côte d'Ivoire (Ratification: 1961)

Application of the Convention in practice. In its previous comments, the Committee asked the Government to supply information on court decisions handed down in relation to the dispute within the National Union of Secondary School Teachers (SYNESCI) in which, according to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), there was interference from the Government. The Committee notes the communication of 25 July 2013 from SYNESCI to the Directorate for Labour Regulation in which the newly elected general secretary of the union indicates that the dispute came to an end with the holding of the ordinary congress of the organization in April 2013 under the auspices of Education International, resulting in the election of new officers and the restitution of the premises of the organization. The Committee welcomes this information.

Article 4 of the Convention. Promotion of collective bargaining. In its previous comments, the Committee asked the Government to ensure that the determination of the most representative trade unions for the purpose of collective bargaining is based on objective criteria or is carried out by an independent body if necessary. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that it has pledged to hold national occupational elections in order to determine representativeness. The project is being managed by the National Labour Council with the support of the labour administration. The Committee requests the Government to provide information in its next report on all progress made with regard to the organization of elections for determining representativeness and, if applicable, on their results.