Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1993, publiée 80ème session CIT (1993)

Convention (n° 87) sur la liberté syndicale et la protection du droit syndical, 1948 - Norvège (Ratification: 1949)

With reference to its previous comments concerning the need to remove the restrictions imposed on the right to strike by legislative means in the oil industry through the imposition of compulsory arbitration, the Committee notes with interest from the Government's report that it would look favourably upon the maintenance of a minimum service defined by workers and employers in the event of a labour dispute in the oil sector, and that the Government has started to review possible modifications to the existing system along the lines suggested by the Committee. According to the Government, the Labour Law Council which is an advisory agency to the authorities in matters of labour legislation is now preparing a proposal for a new Labour Disputes Act. This Council whose members include representatives of the authorities, the mediation institution and the major workers' and employers' organizations, is considering all aspects of the collective bargaining system.

The Committee welcomes these measures and requests the Government to provide further information on developments in this respect so that its legislation will be brought into conformity with the Convention.