Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 330, March 2003

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

1. 21. The Committee last examined this case at its meeting in November 2002. On that occasion, it requested the Government to keep it informed of developments regarding the new legislation which would regulate the criteria for representativeness of workers’ and employers’ organizations at the national level [see 329th Report, paras. 25-27].
2. 22. In a communication dated 8 January 2003, the Government states that the new amendments to the Labour Code concerning, in particular, the criteria and the order of establishing representativeness of workers’ organizations entered into force on 2 January 2003. The Government also indicates that on the basis of the amendments, a regulation on determination of the presence of criteria for representativeness is being elaborated. It further states that after the adoption of the regulation by the Council of Ministers, an invitation will be addressed to the parties concerned in order to conduct a poll.
3. 23. The Committee takes due note of this information. The Committee notes that the amendments to the Labour Code do not change the criteria for establishing representative status, which has been previously considered by the Committee to be in conformity with the principles of freedom of association. The Committee hopes that the relevant regulation will be rapidly adopted so that a poll to determine the representativeness of PROMYANA and the Association of Democratic Syndicates (ADS) can take place in the near future. It asks the Government to provide it with a copy of the regulation in question as soon as it has been adopted.