Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - REPORT_NO336, March 2005

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

1. 33. At its meeting in March 2004, the Committee requested the Government to keep it informed with regard to issues relating to the dismissal of the trade union official Luis Enrique Chacón, the unfair practices of the University of Costa Rica verified by the administrative authority and the violations of the Ministry of Education in the matter of trade union leave [see 333rd Report, paras. 47-49].
2. 34. The Government states that the proceedings regarding the dismissal of Luis Enrique Chacón, the Ministry of Public Education and the University of Costa Rica are still pending. The Government reiterates the various initiatives and measures on the part of the Ministry of Labour and other authorities to guarantee collective bargaining. The Government also states that the Executive (the President of the Republic and the Ministry of the Presidency), by Decree No. 31905-MP of 29 July 2004, tabled the draft instruments of adoption of ILO Conventions Nos. 151 and 154 for examination by the extraordinary sessions of the legislative assembly which opened on 3 August 2004.
3. 35. The Committee takes note of this information and requests the Government to keep it informed of any developments with regard to these issues.