Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2008, Publicación: 98ª reunión CIT (2009)

Convenio sobre los representantes de los trabajadores, 1971 (núm. 135) - El Salvador (Ratificación : 2006)

The Committee notes the Government’s first report.

Working group. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government that the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare has set up a special group to monitor effective compliance with the provisions on discrimination, which forms part of the Special Unit on Gender and the Prevention of Employment-Related Discrimination, under the Labour Inspection General Directorate. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the work carried out by this Group, the violations reported and the measures adopted.

The Committee notes that section 29 of the Labour Code establishes the obligation for the employer to grant leave to trade union leaders to enable them to carry out their duties and section 252 establishes the obligation for the employer to deduct trade union dues on behalf of the union. The Committee notes that the Government indicates in its report that it is possible to establish by means of collective agreements facilities to enable trade union functions to be carried out promptly and efficiently. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the facilities contained in the main collective agreements in force and the text of the relevant clauses.