Case No 2275 (Nicaragua) - Complaint date: 29-MAY-03

The National Federation of "Heroes and Martyrs" Trade Unions of the Textile, Clothing, Leather and Footwear Industry (FNSHM)

Allegations

The complainant alleges that: (1) the Hansae de Nicaragua S.A. enterprise excluded and continues to exclude the “Idalia Silva” Workers’ Trade Union (STIS) from collective bargaining and concluded a collective agreement with the (SDTH) trade union, which has close links to the employer, containing clauses that were damaging to workers, shortly after the establishment of STIS; (2) the enterprise, and subsequently four workers and an adviser paid by the enterprise, requested the dissolution of STIS, and proceedings are under way in this respect, which led the Ministry of Labour to refuse to register the reorganization of the STIS executive committee and to suspend the collective bargaining process with STIS; (3) death threats were made against two trade unionists; (4) trade union officers were not involved in the procedure for approving the internal regulations of the enterprise; and (5) a labour inspection was conducted with the participation of only the SDTH trade union.

Case No 2275 (Nicaragua) - Complaint date: 29-MAY-03

The National Federation of "Heroes and Martyrs" Trade Unions of the Textile, Clothing, Leather and Footwear Industry (FNSHM)

Allegations

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