Observación (CEACR) - Adopción: 2001, Publicación: 90ª reunión CIT (2002)

Convenio sobre las relaciones de trabajo en la administración pública, 1978 (núm. 151) - Uruguay (Ratificación : 1989)

The Committee notes the Government’s report.

In its previous observation the Committee had asked the Government to examine the possibility of modifying the composition of the Permanent Industrial Relations Committee (CPRL), which appeared to be unsatisfactory due to an imbalance between the representatives of the authorities and of the most representative trade union organizations; the Committee also referred to the competence of the Permanent Industrial Relations Committee (CPRL) which, according to section 739 of Act No. 16736 included "advising on conditions of employment and other matters covered by international labour Conventions" but, in practice, only discharged mediation functions which, in the opinion of the Committee of Experts, was unsatisfactory.

The Committee also recalls that the PIT-CNT forwarded observations on the application of the Convention. Specifically, the comments point out the lack of effective functioning of the CPRL which it believes is the only body existing to provide bargaining machinery with a possibility of impacting on the determination of employment conditions in the public sector and that employment conditions in the sector are determined through the Budget Act, without participation of the workers.

The Committee observes that the Government states that the composition and mediation form of the CPRL have not been altered. The Committee requests the Government to take measures to modify the composition of the CPRL and its functions so that organizations of public officials can participate more appropriately in the determination of employment conditions.

The Committee notes that, according to the Government, in various areas of the public sector (autonomous bodies, decentralized services, etc.) collective bargaining has been encouraged and that collective agreements exist in many enterprises. The Committee requests the Government to supply a list of collective agreements or Conventions concluded in the public administration sphere, indicating the number of officials covered.