Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Rural Workers' Organisations Convention, 1975 (No. 141) - El Salvador (Ratification: 1995)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its first report on the Convention and wishes to make the following comments:

Article 3 of the Convention. Rural workers' organizations shall be independent and voluntary in character. The Committee requests the Government to specify whether the provisions of the Constitution (sections 47 and 48) and the provisions of the Labour Code relating to the requirements for establishing a trade union organization, the acquisition of legal personality, suspension and dissolution, the right to establish federations and confederations, protection against acts of anti-union discrimination and interference, and the exercise of the right to strike also apply to rural workers.

Article 4. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the approximate number of workers who are members of rural organizations but do not belong to cooperatives.

Articles 5 and 6. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the actual results of the adoption of the measures indicated in its report, and as to whether such measures have made a specific contribution to the strengthening and increased participation of rural organizations in economic and social development, as well as to enhancing working conditions.