Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 343, November 2006

Case No 2429 (Niger) - Complaint date: 19-MAY-05 - Closed

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

1. 149. The Committee examined the substance of this case (allegations of dismissal for reasons of anti-union discrimination and hampering of legitimate trade union activities) at its March 2006 session. On that occasion, the Committee called on the Government to issue appropriate instructions to the management of NIGELEC to respect the legislative provisions designed to guarantee equal treatment of trade union organizations legally present within an enterprise, and not to discriminate against SYNTRAVE; the Committee also called on the Government to undertake rapidly an independent inquiry into the alleged arbitrary transfers of several members and officers of SYNTRAVE and, should they prove to be substantiated, to take the necessary action to ensure that appropriate corrective steps were taken swiftly; finally, the Committee urged the Government to continue its efforts to resolve, to the satisfaction of the two parties, the dispute concerning the dismissal of Mr. Diamyo El Hadj Yacouba and requested it to keep it informed of any ruling handed down in that respect [see 340th Report of the Committee, para. 1198].
2. 150. In a communicated dated 22 March 2006, the Government informs the Committee that, following the implementation of Order No. 10 of the Appeal Court of Niamey, on 6 February 2006, Mr. Daimyo El Hadj Yacouba was reinstated as of 1 March 2006. The Committee notes this information with interest.
3. 151. Noting, however, that the Government has not provided any information on the effect given to its other recommendations, the Committee again invites the Government to communicate rapidly its observations in this regard, that is: (1) to issue appropriate instructions to the NIGELEC enterprise to respect the legislative provisions designed to guarantee equal treatment of trade union organizations legally presented within an enterprise, and not to discriminate against SYNTRAVE; (2) to undertake rapidly an independent inquiry into the alleged arbitrary transfers of several members and officers of SYNTRAVE and, should they prove to be substantiated, to take the necessary action to ensure that appropriate corrective steps are taken swiftly.