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Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body
Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body
- 164. At its March 2004 meeting, the Committee recalled that firefighters (even if they are considered civil servants) must enjoy the guarantees provided for in Conventions Nos. 87 and 98, which have been ratified by Venezuela, and requested the Government to take measures to this end and, more generally, to conduct negotiations with the complainants to find a solution to the problems posed in various localities [see 333rd Report, para. 160].
- 165. In its communication of 7 March 2005, the Government states that the National Trade Union Association of Professional Firefighters, Auxiliaries and Related Workers of Venezuela (ASINBOMPROVEN) has presented a draft collective agreement which will be discussed with the Mayor’s office. The Government also provides a copy of the ruling given by the Constitutional Division of the Supreme Court of Justice which upheld the claim of invalidity lodged by representatives of the trade union regarding article 50(d), in fine, of the Decree concerning the Caracas Metropolitan District Fire Brigade. The Constitutional Division annulled actions that had been taken on the basis of the provision in question, which prevented members of the Eastern Joint Fire Brigade from being considered in the assessment process (to select employees on the basis of their qualifications and merits for entry into the Caracas Metropolitan District Fire Brigade) if they had previously been excluded from other fire brigades for disciplinary reasons.
- 166. The Committee takes note of this information.
