Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - REPORT_NO326, November 2001

Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body

1. 177. The Committee last examined this case at its November 2000 session [see 323rd Report, paras. 555-575] and on that occasion requested the Government: (1) to take the necessary measures to ensure that section 120(2) of the Labour Relations Act of 1985 is amended in line with freedom of association principles, and (2) to take the necessary measures to stop forthwith the ongoing investigations by a government-appointed investigator into the financial affairs of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU).
2. 178. In its communication dated 30 August 2001, the Government indicates that both the ZCTU and the Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe (EMCOZ) have made representation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for it to consider the amendment of section 120(2) of the Labour Relations Act. The Government underlines the possibility for parliamentarians to lobby for the amendment of the section in the ongoing labour legislation amendments. Concerning the investigations into the financial affairs of the ZCTU, the Government explains that these investigations had been completed by the time the Committee had requested it to stop the investigations but the Government took due note that such investigations should be carried out by an investigator independent of the administrative authorities.
3. 179. The Committee takes note of this information. It requests the Government to continue to keep it informed of any measures taken to amend section 120(2) of the Labour Relations Act of 1985.