Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 327, March 2002

Case No 2083 (Canada) - Complaint date: 17-APR-00 - Closed

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

1. 39. The Committee examined this case, which concerns the right of casual workers to establish and join organizations of their own choosing, and to bargain collectively, at its March 2001 session where it requested the Government to take measures to ensure that these categories of workers enjoyed these rights [324th Report, paras. 235-256] and at its June 2001 session, where it noted that the Government would meet representatives of the complainant organization and requested to be kept informed of developments [325th Report, para. 21].
2. 40. In a communication dated 4 September 2001, the Government of New Brunswick indicated that a meeting was held on 17 May 2001 between government officials and representatives of the complainant organization and that, as a result of that meeting, the Government is currently surveying the legislation and policy of other Canadian jurisdictions on this issue.
3. 41. While taking note of this information, the Committee recalls that casual workers should have the right to establish and join organizations of their own choosing, and to bargain collectively, in accordance with freedom of association principles. In view of the time lapsed since the filing of the complaint (April 2000), the Committee hopes that the Government will take the necessary legislative measures in the near future, and requests it to keep it informed of developments in this respect.