Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2022, published 111st ILC session (2023)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Togo (Ratification: 1983)

The Committee notes the adoption of Act No. 2120-012 of 18 June 2021 issuing the Labour Code. The Committee also notes the joint observations of the Synergy of Workers of Togo (STT) and the National Federation of Independent Unions of Togo (UNSIT), received on 31 October 2022, in which they allege, in particular, the absence of consultation of trade unions in the process of the formulation and adoption of the Labour Code. The Committee requests the Government to provide its comments in this regard.

Article 4 of the Convention. Compulsory arbitration. With reference to its previous comments on the need to amend section 260 of the Labour Code of 2006, the Committee notes with satisfaction that, under the terms of section 313 of the new Labour Code, only the parties concerned, and no longer the Minister of Labour, may decide in agreement to have recourse to a single arbitrator or an arbitration board in the event of the failure of conciliation.

Promotion of collective bargaining in practice. The Committee notes the information on the collective agreements in force, of which there are 14, with the most recent, which was concluded in December 2020, covering the pharmaceutical sector. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the number of collective agreements concluded and in force in the country, and on the sectors concerned and the number of workers covered.

The Committee is raising other matters in a request addressed directly to the Government.