Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 324, March 2001

Case No 1992 (Brazil) - Complaint date: 31-AUG-98 - Closed

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

1. 21. The Committee last examined this case (concerning dismissals following a strike and other anti-union acts) at its meeting in November 2000 [see 323rd Report, paras. 32-34]. On that occasion, the Committee requested the Government to inform it of the final outcome of all pending judicial proceedings concerning the 54 workers of the Brazilian Post and Telegraph Enterprise (ECT) who were dismissed after the strike held in September 1997.
2. 22. In a communication dated 10 January 2001, the Government states that six individual court cases are still pending before lower courts, 21 are the subject of appeals, three have yet to be declared receivable, the complaints in question having originally been ruled inadmissible. In 18 cases, the dismissed workers were reinstated; in two cases, the disputed dismissals were upheld after being ruled admissible; in one case, the dismissal was confirmed and compensation agreed upon by the parties; in one case, a worker was reinstated under the terms of a judicial decision; and in another case, dismissal with compensation was authorized by the court. Lastly, a court case was initiated by a worker who is currently on sick leave. Consequently, since the last meeting, eight workers have been reinstated following the resolution of their cases by lower courts.
3. 23. The Committee notes this information and requests the Government to inform it of the final outcome of all the judicial proceedings in question.