Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 2001, publiée 90ème session CIT (2002)

The Committee notes the Government’s report.

In its previous comments, the Committee had requested the Government to take measures to amend sections 22(e)(i), (v), (vii) and (ix), 23(3)(c) and 39(7)(c) of the Permanent Labour Tribunal Act, No. 41 of 1967, which empower the court to refuse to register a collective agreement if the agreement is not in conformity with the Government’s economic policy. The Committee had recalled that provisions requiring prior approval of a collective agreement for it to enter into force are only compatible with the Convention provided they merely stipulate that approval may be refused if the collective agreement has a procedural flaw or does not conform to the minimum standards laid down by general labour legislation.

In its latest report, the Government indicates that it has launched a labour law reform project. The Committee requests the Government once again to take measures to amend the legislation accordingly and to keep it informed of any developments in this regard.