Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 325, June 2001

Case No 1581 (Thailand) - Complaint date: 14-MAY-91 - Closed

Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body

1. 81. The Committee last examined this case at its November 2000 meeting when it had trusted that the State Enterprise Labour Relations Act (SELRA), which had entered into force on 8 April 2000, would restore fully the right to organize and to bargain collectively to state enterprise employees. The Committee had also requested the Government to keep it informed of developments concerning the accompanying amendment to the Labour Relations Act which applies to the private sector [see 323rd Report, paras. 87-90].
2. 82. In a communication dated 7 March 2001, the Government indicates that a copy of the SELRA of 2000 will be transmitted to the Office as soon as translation thereof is completed.
3. 83. As regards the required accompanying amendment to the Labour Relations Act, the Government points out that the said draft amendment is being scrutinized by the Office of the Council of State. In this regard, the Council of State has taken into consideration all suggestions made by the main workers’ and employers’ organizations. The Government indicates that it will transmit a copy of the draft Labour Relations Act as soon as the Council of State finishes its reading.
4. 84. The Committee takes due note of this information. It once again trusts that the SELRA and the draft Labour Relations Act grant fully the right to organize and to bargain collectively to state enterprise employees and private sector employees respectively. It requests the Government to send a copy of the SELRA as soon as translation thereof is completed, as well as of the draft Labour Relations Act as soon as the Council of State finishes its reading thereof.