Definitive Report - Report No 133, 1972

Case No 651 (Argentina) - Complaint date: 15-DEC-70 - Closed

1. 27. The present case, which deals essentially with the take-over by the administrative authorities of trade union organisations belonging to the complainant organisation, was previously examined by the Committee at its session of November 1971, when an interim report was submitted, contained in paragraphs 44 to 59 of the Committee's 128th report. This report was adopted by the Governing Body at its 185th Session (February-March 1972).

A. A. The complainants' allegations

1. 28. At its session in November 1971 the Committee submitted its conclusions on the questions mentioned in the complaint and drew the attention of the Government to the principles of freedom of association relating to the case.
2. 29. Having noted, however, a statement by the Government according to which between July and September 1971 elections would take place which would completely regularise the situation of the Federation of the United Petroleum Trade Unions of the State, the Committee thought it appropriate before closing the case to request the Government to be kind enough to state whether elections had taken place in those sections of the Federation which had been taken over and whether the take-overs had now been brought to an end.
3. 30. This request was brought to the notice of the Government, which replied by an undated communication received by the ILO on 22 June 1972.
4. 31. In this communication the Government indicated that the Union of Wage Earners and Salaried Employees of the YPF and the United Petroleum Trade Unions of the State at Plaza Huincul had held elections on 16 July 1971 and that " the management of the affairs of these Unions was handed over to the officials elected upon that occasion ".

The Committee's recommendations

1. 32. In these circumstances the situation of the trade unions constituting the complainant organisation appears to have returned to normal and the Committee recommends the Governing Body to decide that this case does not call for further examination.