Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1991, publiée 78ème session CIT (1991)

In its previous comments, the Committee had drawn attention to the lack of constitutional and legislative protection against the possibility of discrimination in employment and occupation based on political opinion, a ground included among those set out under Article 1, paragraph 1(a), of the Convention.

The Committee notes with satisfaction that article 70/A of the Constitution, as revised in October 1989, ensures for every person staying within its territories human and civil rights, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, property, birth and other status. It further notes that article 70/A also provides for the punishment of any prejudicial discrimination of any kind on the aforementioned grounds and declares that regulations shall be adopted prohibiting unequal treatment.

The Committee also notes with satisfaction that by Act No. XLI of 24 November 1989, section 18 of the Labour Code has been amended to extend the prohibition of discrimination, inter alia, also to the ground of political opinion by providing that in the establishment of employment relations and in the determination of rights and obligations emanating therefrom, workers must not be discriminated against on grounds of sex, age, nationality, race, social origin, religion, political opinion and membership in their representative organisations.

The Committee is raising other points in a request addressed directly to the Government.