Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2025, publiée 114ème session CIT (2026)

Convention (n° 98) sur le droit d'organisation et de négociation collective, 1949 - Sénégal (Ratification: 1961)

The Committee recalls that it previously noted the observations of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) regarding the situation of workers affiliated with the Autonomous Union of Security Agents and Guards (SAGAS) who were allegedly dismissed after protesting outside a bank headquarters for which they were providing security. The Committee notes that the Government: (i) reiterates that the guards were dismissed due to their employer’s financial difficulties and that, under section L.56 of the Labour Code, any dismissal based on trade union activity is considered unfair; and (ii) indicates that trade unions exist in the private security sector and that the collective agreement for the private security sector covers guarding. The Committee takes note of this information in reply to its previous request.

Article 4 of the Convention. Promotion of collective bargaining. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government, according to which 29 collective agreements are currently in force in Senegal, including 28 sectoral agreements and one national inter-professional agreement. It welcomes the Government’s indications regarding the development of a compendium of the collective agreements in force. It notes that the most recent collective agreements were concluded in 2021 (bakery and road transport of hydrocarbons) and in 2024 (merchant shipping-fishing and insurance companies) and that negotiations are under way to revise the collective agreement relating to transport auxiliaries, which dates to 1957. Lastly, the Committee notes that 577,171 workers will benefit from a formalized undertaking in 2024 and understands that the number of workers covered by collective agreements is not currently collected. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the number of collective agreements concluded and in force, the sectors concerned, and the number of workers covered, once these data are available. It also requests the Government to specify whether negotiations relating to the transport auxiliary sector have led to an agreement. Lastly, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on the steps taken to promote the use of free and voluntary collective bargaining.