Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151) - North Macedonia (Ratification: 2013)

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2016, published 106th ILC session (2017)

The Committee notes the Government’s first report.

Article 1 of the Convention. Scope of application. The Committee notes that the Government indicates that, pursuant to article 37 of the Constitution, the conditions for exercising the right to union organization in administrative bodies can be limited by law. Recalling that under the Convention only the armed forces and the police, as well as employees of the higher levels or whose duties are strictly confidential, may be subject to limitations concerning the enjoyment of the guarantees provided by the Convention, the Committee requests the Government to indicate what are the “administrative bodies” referred to in the Constitution and whether and the extent to which the law limits the right to organize of their employees.

Regulations applicable to public employees. The Committee notes that the right to organize of persons employed by public bodies, as well as their protections against anti-union discrimination and interference, the facilities provided to their representatives and the procedures to engage in collective bargaining, are all subject to the same rules and regulations as those set out for workers in the private sector, in particular under the Law on Labour Relations. The Committee requests the Government to provide further information on any impact in the exercise of these rights that may derive from other regulations applicable to persons employed by public bodies, such as the Law on the Employees of the Public Sector.