Observación (CEACR) - Adopción: 2003, Publicación: 92ª reunión CIT (2004)

Convenio sobre el derecho de sindicación y de negociación colectiva, 1949 (núm. 98) - Côte d'Ivoire (Ratificación : 1961)

The Committee notes the Government’s report.

Protection against acts of anti-union discrimination. In its previous comment, the Committee noted that Decree No. 64-543 provides that breaches of trade union rights shall be punished as "category three offences" and it requested the Government to provide information on the exact amount of the fines or other penalties applicable in the case of acts of anti-union discrimination against workers who are not trade union leaders. In this respect, the Committee notes the information in the Government’s report that section 3 of Decree No. 69-356 of 31 July 1969 imposes a fine of from 10,000 to 360,000 CFA francs and imprisonment for at least ten days and a maximum of two months for category three offences. The Committee also notes that in the case of repeated offences section 15 of Act No. 81-640 of 31 July 1981 provides for a fine of between 50,000 and 1,800,000 CFA francs and/or imprisonment of from two to six months.