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. 79. The Committee examined this case at its November 2000 meeting [see 323rd Report, paras. 162?175]. On that occasion the Committee requested the Government to keep it informed of any follow-up to the renewed application by FESTSA to obtain legal personality (as the request contained procedural errors). The Committee also urged the Government, as a matter of urgency, to ensure that national legislation was amended so that it recognized the right of association of workers employed in the service of the State, with the sole possible exception of the armed forces and the police [see 323rd Report, para. 175].
2. 80. In a communication dated 5 September 2001, the Government explains in detail and reiterates its statements that FESTSA did not comply with the legal requirements to obtain legal personality. The Government’s observations imply that FESTSA has not made further attempts to obtain legal personality.
3. 81. The Committee takes note of this information. The Committee requests the Government to keep it informed of any initiative by FESTSA to obtain legal personality. It also, once again, requests the Government to ensure that national legislation is amended so that it recognizes the right of association of workers employed in the service of the State, with the sole possible exception of the armed forces and the police.