Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 2002, publiée 91ème session CIT (2003)

The Committee notes the Government’s report.

It notes in particular the Government’s indication that the Labour Code Review Project is still ongoing. Recalling the particular difficulties facing rural workers’ organizations in assembling their members scattered around the country in a great number of islands to elect their union leaders by direct ballot, the Committee once again trusts that the necessary measures will be taken in the very near future to amend Rule II(3)(d) of Book V of the Labour Code and section 241(c) and (p), which imposes the organization of direct members into locals and chapters and direct elections by secret ballot of local and national officers, under penalty of dissolution or officer expulsion, in order to ensure that workers’ organizations may elect their representatives without interference by the public authorities. It requests the Government to transmit a copy of any proposed revisions of the Labour Code so that it may examine their conformity with the Convention.