Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 335, November 2004

Case No 2266 (Lithuania) - Complaint date: 14-MAY-03 - Closed

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

1. 124. The Committee examined this case on the merits at its June 2004 meeting. It concerns allegations of Government interference in the organizational activities of trade unions, and more specifically the distribution of trade union assets in the context of a transition from a trade union monopoly regime to a situation of trade union pluralism. The Committee requested the Government to hold further discussions with all interested parties with a view to finding a satisfactory solution for all concerned, and to keep it informed of developments [see 334th Report, para. 622].
2. 125. In a communication dated 4 August 2004, the Government resubmits the information from the Office of the Prosecutor General (concerning court rulings at national level) and states that the situation has not changed since the decisions of the Constitutional Court are final, as provided by article 107 of the Constitution.
3. 126. Noting with regret that the Government merely resubmitted some information already provided [see para. 613 of the 334th Report] the Committee recalls that it made the above recommendation after a substantive examination, on a tripartite basis, of the issues involved in this complaint, while taking into account the particular circumstances of the case and the importance of sound and harmonious schemes in such transition periods. The Committee therefore urges the Government, once again, to rapidly hold further discussions with all interested parties with a view to finding a satisfactory solution for all concerned and to keep it informed of developments.