Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - REPORT_NO340, March 2006

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

1. 78. At its March 2005 meeting, the Committee requested the Government to keep it informed of any developments with regard to: (1) the proceedings concerning trade union official Luis Enrique Chacón, the Ministry of Public Education and the Public University of Costa Rica; and (2) the initiatives by the authorities to guarantee fully collective bargaining in the public sector (the Government had informed it that the draft instruments of adoption of ILO Conventions Nos. 151 and 154 had been tabled before the Legislative Assembly).
2. 79. In its communications of 19 May, 3 August, 12 September and 11 November 2004, the Government reiterates the information previously provided and points out that it is expecting a report from the Ministry of Public Education on these issues and will forward it to the Committee as soon as it receives it. The Government recalls that the Ministry of Education was acquitted in the first instance of the proceedings for unfair labour practices and violation of freedom of association.
3. 80. The Committee notes this information and reiterates its previous recommendations. It expresses the hope that the proceedings in question will be brought to a prompt conclusion.