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  1. Case No 3305 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 27-FEB-18International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)anti-union practices carried out by the management of a restaurant chain, in particular unilateral transfers of trade union members and representatives, intimidation, mass dismissals of workers following a peaceful protest and refusal to implement recommendations of the Labour Department to reinstate the dismissed trade unionists, as well as the Government’s failure to ensure respect for trade union rights
  2. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 392, October 2020 ( 59 - 63 )
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  3. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 388, March 2019 ( 396 - 425 )
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  4. Case No 3176 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 08-DEC-15the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) The complainant organisation denounces the violation of workers’ right to organize peaceful public meetings and industrial action through excessive police violence, intimidation and arbitrary arrests.
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  5. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 388, March 2019 ( 38 - 45 )
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  6. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 380, October 2016 ( 590 - 634 )
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  7. Case No 3124 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 27-FEB-15Federation of Independent Trade Union (GSBI) The complainant organization alleges dismissal of trade union leaders, restriction on the exercise of the right to strike by using police and paramilitary force on striking workers, dismissal of trade union members and other workers for having participated in a strike and the employer’s interference in trade union affairs by intimidating workers to change their trade union affiliation in favour of a union supported by the management
  8. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 388, March 2019 ( 31 - 37 )
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  9. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 383, October 2017 ( 394 - 416 )
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  10. Interim Report - Report No 380, October 2016 ( 562 - 589 )
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  11. Case No 3050 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 17-DEC-13International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) The complainant organization denounces an organized attack by paramilitary organizations against workers participating in a peaceful national strike in October 2013 and the possible negative impact of the Mass Organizations Law enacted in July 2013 on the exercise of the rights to freedom of association and expression
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  12. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 374, March 2015 ( 436 - 478 )
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  13. Case No 2754 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 13-DEC-09Federation of Indonesian Metalworkers’ Union (FIMWU) The complainant organization alleges anti-union dismissals from the PT. Dok Dan Perkapalan Surabaya resulting in difficulties of the SEKAR–DPS trade union to operate
  14. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 368, June 2013 ( 40 - 42 )
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  15. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 364, June 2012 ( 59 - 65 )
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  16. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 359, March 2011 ( 647 - 683 )
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  17. Case No 2737 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 12-OCT-09International Union of Food, Agriculture, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) The complainant organization alleges acts of anti-union dismissal and the refusal to comply with the Bandung Manpower Office’s reinstatement order by the management of the Hotel Grand Aquila
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  18. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 368, June 2013 ( 36 - 39 )
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  19. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 364, June 2012 ( 54 - 58 )
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  20. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 358, November 2010 ( 613 - 643 )
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  21. Case No 2735 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 11-SEP-09Serikat Pekerja PT Angkasa Pura 1 Union (SP–AP1) and Public Services International (PSI)The complainant organizations allege several violations of freedom of association on the part of the state-owned enterprise PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura 1, including the following: (1) refusing to implement in full a collective bargaining agreement; (2) causing an unreasonable delay in concluding arbitration proceedings aimed at resolving the dispute; (3) intimidating and harassing workers protesting against the refusal to implement the collective bargaining agreement; (4) dismissing and suspending workers for taking part in legitimate strike action; and (5) establishing or actively encouraging the establishment of a new, company-controlled union for the purpose of ousting SP–AP1 as the representative union
  22. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 364, June 2012 ( 46 - 53 )
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  23. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 358, November 2010 ( 559 - 612 )
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  24. Case No 2589 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 01-AUG-07Federation of Metal, Machine and Electronic SBSI Trade Union (Federation of Lomenik SBSI) The complainant alleges that the PT Cigading Habeam Centre Company locked out and subsequently dismissed 480 workers for negotiating a wage increase and planning to stage a strike; the day after the lock out (5 February 2005), the employer resumed operations jointly with the Baladika cooperative which is owned by the army and used outsourced workers provided by the cooperative while the military guarded the premises to keep away the dismissed workers. The complainant also alleges that the military intimidated workers into resigning from the company and shot blanks at demonstrators who were protesting their dismissal in front of the employer’s premises, injuring two persons
  25. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 353, March 2009 ( 124 - 127 )
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  26. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 350, June 2008 ( 930 - 951 )
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  27. Case No 2585 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 18-JUL-07Federation of Construction, Informal and General Workers (FKUI) The complainant alleges violations of fundamental human rights during the arrest and detention of trade union leader Sarta bin Sarim (arrest without judicial warrant for normal trade union activities, prolonged preventive detention by the police in degrading conditions, physical abuse during custody, refusal to inform him of the charges, obstacles in communicating with his lawyer and family, denial of conditional release by the police and not a court of law) and the possibility of him facing further adverse consequences (dismissal) in case he is found guilty of the charges placed upon him (“instigation” and “unpleasant acts” under sections 160 and 335 of the Criminal Code respectively)
  28. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 353, March 2009 ( 120 - 123 )
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  29. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 349, March 2008 ( 872 - 899 )
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  30. Case No 2494 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 28-MAR-06Indonesian Association of Trade Unions (ASPEK Indonesia) The complainant organization alleges that PT Securicor Indonesia, in the context of a merger with Group 4 Falck, refused to enter into negotiations, committed several acts of anti-union discrimination and harassment, including the dismissal of 308 union officials and members and refused to reinstate them in spite of several court orders to that effect. The complainant also alleges repeated summons for interrogation of trade union officers and members by the police and the Prosecuting Attorney and the lack of adequate procedures to enforce workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining
  31. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 350, June 2008 ( 107 - 110 )
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  32. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 348, November 2007 ( 943 - 966 )
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  33. Case No 2472 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 15-FEB-06The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), supported by the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF)The complainant organizations allege that since its establishment, the BWI’s affiliate, the All-Indonesian Federation of Wood, Forestry and General Workers’ Union (SP Kahutindo), has faced constant harassment and repeated violations of trade union rights by the employer, PT Musim Mas. In particular, it alleges the employer’s refusal to recognize the SP Kahutindo; establishment of a rival “yellow” union by the employer; dismissal of 701 workers and eviction of these workers and their families from their housing on the plantation estate, following a legal strike; non-renewal of contracts of 300 contract workers following the same strike; arrest of six trade union leaders; intimidation, harassment and disciplinary transfer of trade union members and officials. The complainant asserts that these violations took place with the complicity of the police forces and that the labour authorities failed to intervene to protect workers’ rights
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  34. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 350, June 2008 ( 102 - 106 )
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  35. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 348, November 2007 ( 907 - 942 )
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  36. Interim Report - Report No 343, November 2006 ( 929 - 968 )
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  37. Case No 2451 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 15-SEP-05The Pharmaceutical and Health Workers’ Union “Reformasi” (FSP FARKES/R)The complainant alleges that after the P.T. Takeda Indonesia enterprise failed to honour the collective agreement at the Bekasi worksite, including through failure to pay the required salary increase and notify/negotiate the transfer of a worker, it initiated dismissal proceedings and suspended 58 members and leaders of the plant-level FSP FARKES/R trade union in retaliation for their legitimate trade union activities (in particular, their request to negotiate with regard to the violations of the collective agreement), with the complicity of the local government Manpower Office and the local police
  38. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 348, November 2007 ( 124 - 126 )
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  39. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 343, November 2006 ( 906 - 928 )
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  40. Case No 2441 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 18-JUL-05The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)The complainant organization alleges that the President of the Federation of Independent Tobacco, Cane and Sugar Workers’ Unions (FSPM TG), and Chairperson of its affiliate trade union (Gunung Madu Plantation Union), has been dismissed for recommending that workers reject an unsatisfactory wage increase offer of the employer (PT Gunung Madu Plantation). The complainant organization further alleges that the dismissal authorization deliberately exploits the vague wording of section 158 of the 2003 Manpower Act. The complainant organization also alleges obstacles to the registration of the FSPM TG. Finally, it alleges harassment and threats of physical violence against the FSPM TG leaders
  41. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 353, March 2009 ( 116 - 119 )
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  42. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 349, March 2008 ( 148 - 151 )
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  43. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 346, June 2007 ( 75 - 81 )
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  44. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 342, June 2006 ( 594 - 628 )
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  45. Case No 2336 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 11-MAR-04The Confederation of Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (K-SBSI)The complainant organization alleges several freedom of association violations at the Jaya Bersama Company such as its refusal to recognize the union, the anti-union dismissals of trade union members and officials, and acts of intimidation against employees. The complainant organization further denounces the lack of efficiency of the government authorities’ measures taken so far
  46. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 353, March 2009 ( 113 - 115 )
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  47. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 349, March 2008 ( 145 - 147 )
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  48. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 346, June 2007 ( 72 - 74 )
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  49. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 343, November 2006 ( 101 - 105 )
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  50. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 340, March 2006 ( 114 - 119 )
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  51. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 336, March 2005 ( 498 - 539 )
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  52. Case No 2236 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 25-NOV-02The Chemical, Energy and Mine Workers’ Union (Federasi Serikat Pekerja Kimia, Energi dan Pertamangan Serikat Pekerja Seluruh Indonesia - DPP SP KEP SPSI)Anti-union discrimination by the Bridgestone Tyre Indonesia Company against four union officers currently suspended without pay pending the outcome of the dismissal procedure initiated by the company.
  53. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 353, March 2009 ( 107 - 112 )
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  54. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 349, March 2008 ( 139 - 144 )
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  55. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 346, June 2007 ( 67 - 71 )
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  56. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 343, November 2006 ( 96 - 100 )
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  57. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 340, March 2006 ( 104 - 113 )
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  58. Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 336, March 2005 ( 68 - 78 )
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  59. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 335, November 2004 ( 909 - 971 )
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  60. Interim Report - Report No 331, June 2003 ( 473 - 515 )
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  61. Case No 2116 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 23-FEB-01The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)Arrest and detention of striking trade unionists; large-scale dismissals of unionists pursuant to strike action; physical assault on a trade union leader
  62. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 328, June 2002 ( 325 - 370 )
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  63. Interim Report - Report No 326, November 2001 ( 321 - 362 )
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  64. Case No 1773 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 20-APR-94The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU),the World Confederation of Labour (WCL), the Serikat Buruh Sejahtera (SBSI) and the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)Denial of union recognition; government interference in trade union activities; detention of trade unionists
  65. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 318, November 1999 ( 220 - 231 )
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  66. Interim Report - Report No 316, June 1999 ( 570 - 617 )
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  67. Interim Report - Report No 310, June 1998 ( 432 - 473 )
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  68. Interim Report - Report No 308, November 1997 ( 404 - 450 )
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  69. Interim Report - Report No 305, November 1996 ( 327 - 371 )
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  70. Interim Report - Report No 302, March 1996 ( 447 - 479 )
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  71. Interim Report - Report No 297, March 1995 ( 484 - 537 )
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  72. Case No 1756 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 21-DEC-93The Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI) and the World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
  73. Report in which the committee requests to be kept informed of development - Report No 295, November 1994 ( 398 - 423 )
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  74. Case No 1431 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 15-DEC-87THE INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF FREE TRADE UNIONS (ICFTU)Legislation restricting union rights
  75. Definitive Report - Report No 265, June 1989 ( 104 - 137 )
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  76. Interim Report - Report No 259, November 1988 ( 679 - 708 )
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  77. Case No 674 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 12-JUN-71Federation of Indonesian Moslem Trade Unions
  78. Definitive Report - Report No 130, 1972 ( 27 - 35 )
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  79. Case No 537 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 21-SEP-67World Federation of Trade Unions
  80. Definitive Report - Report No 122, 1971 ( 44 - 54 )
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  81. Interim Report - Report No 114, 1970 ( 114 - 123 )
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  82. Interim Report - Report No 110, 1969 ( 147 - 158 )
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  83. Interim Report - Report No 105, 1968 ( 289 - 301 )
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  84. Case No 501 (Indonesia) - Complaint date: 21-SEP-66The Seamen's Union of Australia
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