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

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Czechia (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee notes the comments made by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) dated 30 August 2013. It further notes the comments made by the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (CMKOS), and the Government’s reply thereon.

Article 3 of the Convention. The Committee’s previous comments concerned the need to amend section 17 of the Act on Collective Bargaining (Act No. 2/1991) which deals with the right to strike in disputes regarding the conclusion of collective agreements and establishes a majority requirement of two-thirds of the votes cast, subject to a quorum requirement of 50 per cent of the employees concerned by the agreement. The Committee notes that the Government indicates in its report that: (i) by its Resolution No. 444 of 13 June 2011 it has ordered the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and the Minister of Justice to commence intensive preparatory efforts in order to regulate legislatively the right to strike; and (ii) the legislative regulation if adopted, will include an amendment to Act No. 2/1991 that would provide an opportunity to review possible alternatives to the current legislation on the quorum requirement, which will be assessed in light of the developments in practice and the opinions of national social partners. The Committee requests the Government to provide in its next report information on developments with regard to this legislative proposal, including a copy of the legislative text if adopted.