Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - REPORT_NO330, March 2003

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

1. 85. At its November 2002 meeting, the Committee requested the Government to take measures in order to give preference as far as possible to collective bargaining in determining the conditions of employment of public servants. To this effect, the Committee requested the Government to open negotiations with representative trade union organizations without delay in order to re-establish professional relations on solid and firm ground in an atmosphere of mutual trust. The Committee requested the Government to keep it informed of any measure taken in this respect [see 329th Report, para. 534].
2. 86. In its communication of 26 November 2002, the Government states that the process of collective bargaining with public servants has already taken place with positive results; an agreement was concluded between the administration and trade unions on 15 November 2002 for the 2003-04 period (the Government sent a copy of this agreement).
3. 87. The Committee notes this information with interest.