Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 336, March 2005

Case No 2160 (Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)) - Complaint date: 15-OCT-01 - Closed

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

1. 135. At its meeting in June 2004, the Committee requested the Government to indicate whether the trade unionists Messrs. Amaro, Aular, Sivira, Montero and Acuña remained dismissed for their participation in the establishment of a trade union [see 334th Report, para. 91, approved by the Governing Body at its 290th Session (June 2004)].
2. 136. In its communication of 5 November 2004, the Government states that the workers Amaro and Aular withdrew their claim before the Supreme Court of Justice (Political/Administrative Chamber). As regards Sivira and Acuña, they applied to the judge on 22 June 2004 to continue examination of the case. Mr. Montero no longer works for the INLACA corporation.
3. 137. The Committee takes note of this information. It notes that the trade unionists Amaro and Aular withdrew the legal action which they had filed following their dismissal, and that the trade unionists Sivira and Acuña asked the court to continue examination of the case concerning their dismissal. The Committee requests the Government to communicate the details of any ruling handed down. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether the trade unionist Montero has initiated legal action in connection with his dismissal.