Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1994, publiée 81ème session CIT (1994)

The Committee notes the Government's report.

It recalls that its previous comments concerned the following points:

- the extensive powers of the Registrar to oppose the registration of a trade union (sections 11(3) and 12(1) of the Trade Unions Ordinance, 1941), contrary to Article 2 of the Convention;

- the wide powers of the Registrar to refuse to recognize a trade union as a representative in collective negotiations (section 3(4) of the Industrial Relations Act, No. 299 of 1965), contrary to Article 3;

- the absence of provisions on the right to form and join federations and confederations and the right to join international organizations of workers and employers, contrary to Article 5.

The Committee notes the Government's indication in its report that on 29 July and 8 September 1993 the National Advisory Committee on Labour submitted two memoranda to the Minister for Employment and Social Welfare concerning the review, respectively, of the Industrial Relations Act and the Trade Unions Ordinance, with a view to giving effect to the Committee's comments.

In these circumstances, the Committee expresses the firm hope that the Government will be able to provide information in its next report on measures actually taken as a result of the work of the National Advisory Committee on Labour in order to bring the national legislation fully into conformity with the requirements of the Convention.