Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Namibia (Ratification: 1995)

The Committee notes the observations of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) received in 2011 and on 1 September 2014 and the observations of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) in a communication received on 1 September 2014.

Article 2 of the Convention. Right to organize of prison staff. In its previous observation, the Committee noted the indications from the Government that it was in the process of consulting in the Cabinet with the hope that permission would be granted to proceed with legislative amendments to guarantee to the prison service the rights provided under the Convention and the Committee expressed the hope that the necessary legislative amendments would be adopted in the near future. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that new legislation has not been tabled to Cabinet and that a proposal was made in August 2014 for a tripartite meeting to include the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, the Minister of Prison Services and a union representative to discuss ways to resolve this matter with a support of technical assistance from the Office. The Committee requests the Government to take all necessary steps to expedite the process for adoption of legislative amendments to ensure that the prison services enjoy the guarantees under the Convention without further delay. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any progress in this regard.

The Committee is raising other matters in a request addressed directly to the Government.