Suites données aux recommandations du comité et du Conseil d’administration - Rapport No. 330, Mars 2003

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

1. 135. At its meeting in June 2002, the Committee made the following recommendations on matters that remained pending [see the 328th Report, para. 61]:
   • The Committee recalls that the Government had requested the Procurator-General of the Nation to carry out an investigation into the allegations of a raid on SUNTRACS headquarters and ill-treatment suffered by unionists during their detention, and requests the Government to ensure that this investigation is carried out quickly, and to keep it informed of the results thereof. The Committee also requests the Government to keep it informed of the judicial proceedings concerning the dismissal of the five aforementioned workers, and of the fund to compensate the Aribesa workers who cannot be reinstated.
2. 136. In its communication of 28 November 2002, the Government reiterates that as regards the alleged raid on SUNTRACS headquarters and ill-treatment, investigations by the Ministry of Labour have not found any corroborating documents or other evidence. The Government adds that the Attorney-General’s office has stated that efforts to summon those who consider themselves to have been affected by these alleged acts have been almost entirely unsuccessful, and it has not been possible to take any statements. As regards the dismissals, the Government states that the workers Porfirio Beitia, Francisco López, Eugenio Rivas, Darío Ulate and Julio Trejos have lodged a complaint of unjustified dismissal; Mr. Francisco López won a ruling against the company; in the case of Mr. Eugenio Rivas, the case against the company was quashed on the grounds that it had lapsed; and the cases relating to Darío Ulate, Porfirio Beitia and Julio Trejos are still pending.
3. 137. The Committee notes this information. It regrets that the investigations on the alleged raid at SUNTRACS headquarters and ill-treatment have not produced any results owing to the lack of cooperation on the part of those involved. The Committee requests the Government to communicate the final judicial ruling on the dismissals of Darío Ulate, Porfirio Beitia and Julio Trejos.