Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - REPORT_NO343, November 2006

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

1. 140. During its last examination of the case relating to the dispute at Valeo at its meeting in March 2006 [see 340th Report, paras. 1000-1030], the Committee made the following recommendations [see 340th Report, para. 1030]:
2. – The Committee requests the Government to promptly carry out an independent inquiry to determine whether, during the police intervention on 19 April 2005, there were any casualties, including any requiring hospitalization, and to keep it informed of the outcome.
3. – The Committee requests the Government to keep it informed of the appeal verdicts given by the relevant courts in respect of the nine members of the trade union committee charged with “obstructing the freedom to work”, as well as the appeal verdict in respect of the verdict finding Mr. Elkafi guilty of simple theft.
4. 141. In a communication of 29 May 2006, the Government recalls that the dispute in question was resolved through an amicable and negotiated settlement, whereby a protocol of agreement was signed between the parties, providing for the reinstatement of the trade union representative, thus ending the dispute. The Government also informs the Committee that copies of the decisions to be issued in relation to the cases of the employees on trial and the case of Mr. Elkafi will be sent to the ILO.
5. 142. The Committee notes the information sent by the Government. It once again requests to be kept informed of the outcome of the independent inquiry requested in March 2006 into the intervention by the police on 19 April 2005. The Committee requests the Government to communicate the verdicts on the cases of the employees on trial for obstructing the freedom to work and in the case of Mr. Elkafi as soon as they are given.