Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - REPORT_NO342, June 2006

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

1. 123. The Committee last examined this case at its November 2005 meeting. It concerns the dismissal of eight trade unionists working for the Fruit of the Loom company, as well as acts of anti-union repression following the establishment of a trade union office. On that occasion, the Committee [see 338th Report, paras. 232 to 235]:
2. – hoped that the judicial decisions concerning Mr. Abdellah Sainane and Mr. Lahcen Toufik would be implemented promptly;
3. – urged the Government to provide information relating to the situation of the workers on whom information had been missing;
4. – hoped that the decision of the Rabat Court of Appeal regarding the reports of the Labour Inspectorate would be communicated to it as soon as possible;
5. – requested the Government to keep it informed of the outcome of the inquiry being carried out by the Royal Gendarmerie on the unauthorized collective dismissal.
6. 124. In a communication dated 15 February 2006, the Government states that, with regard to the unauthorized collective dismissal, Mr. Abdel Malek el Wassini, former director of the Fruit of the Loom company, was convicted in absentia and ordered to pay a fine of 2,000 dirhams plus costs (a copy of the ruling is attached to the Government’s communication). Concerning the report on the wrongful dismissal without notice, the Government states that there is no new information to report; the file has been referred to the Bouknadel authorities for examination and the competent court has not yet reached any conclusion.
7. 125. The Committee notes this information. It requests the Government to continue to keep it informed of developments with regard to the issues still pending, namely, the prompt implementation of the rulings in connection with the case of Mr. Abdellah Sainane and Mr. Lahcen Toufik; the situation of the workers on whom information had been missing (namely Mrs. Asia Atla, Mr. Khalid Llalmaoui, Mr. Abdelfettah Lasfar and Mr. Abdelhafid El Hachi); and the decision of the Rabat Court of Appeal on the two reports of the Labour Inspectorate.