Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2023, published 112nd ILC session (2024)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Central African Republic (Ratification: 1964)

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The Committee takes note of the information provided by the Government concerning (i) the existence of collective agreements in the forestry sector, commerce, transport, the hotel industry, buildings and public works, and (ii) the registration of some twenty collective agreements in private enterprises and public offices over the last ten years (Energie Centrafricaine (ENERCA), Distribution d’Eau en Centrafrique (SODECA), Agence Centrafricaine pour la Formation Professionnelle et l’Emploi (ACFPE), Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS), Fonds d’Aménagement et de l’Equipement Urbain (FAEU), Société Centrafricaine de Stockage des Produits Pétroliers (SOCASP), BGFI, ECOBANK, Agence Nationale Aéronautique (ANAC), Agence Centrafricaine de Développement Agricole (ACDA), Office Centrafricain du Coton (ONC), Fonds National de l’Environnement (FNE), and Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Electronique et de Poste (ARCEP)). The Committee requests the Government to provide updated information on the number of conventions and collective agreements concluded in the country, including the sectors concerned and the number of workers covered. The Committee also requests the Government to provide information on the initiatives taken by the Government to promote free and voluntary collective bargaining.