Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 326, November 2001

Case No 1989 (Bulgaria) - Complaint date: 06-OCT-98 - Closed

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

1. 24. The Committee last examined this case at its meeting in June 2001 when it requested the Government to keep it informed of the outcome of the court cases which were pending concerning the workers dismissed from the Bulgarian State Railways (BSR), as well as the number of workers actually reinstated. The Government was also requested to keep the Committee informed of the findings of the independent commission set up to investigate the allegations of harassment of members of the Trade Union of the Engine Personnel of Bulgaria (TUEPB) by the BSR [see 325th Report, paras. 18-20].
2. 25. In a communication dated 28 August 2001, the Government indicates that, under the court orders in force, the fired engine drivers are reinstated in their previously held positions and that further information will be transmitted concerning the outcome of the investigations into the complaints of alleged harassment of members of the TUEPB.
3. 26. The Committee takes due note of this information. It once again requests the Government to keep it informed of the outcome of the independent commission established to examine the allegations of harassment and anti-union discrimination against the members of the TUEPB.