INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE GB.279/8 279th Session Governing Body Geneva, November 2000 EIGHTH ITEM ON THE AGENDA 323rd Report of the Committee on Freedom of Association Contents Paragraphs Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1-112 Case No. 1953 (Argentina): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Argentina presented by the Congress of Argentine Workers (CTA) ........................................................................................................................... 113-122 The Committee’s conclusions ..................................................................................................... 119-121 The Committee’s recommendations....................................................................................................... 122 Case No. 2045 (Argentina): Definitive report Complaint against the Government of Argentina presented by the Trade Union of Newspaper and Magazine Vendors of the Federal Capital and Greater Buenos Aires (SIVENDIA) ..................................................................................................................... 123-131 The Committee’s conclusions ..................................................................................................... 129-130 The Committee’s recommendation ........................................................................................................ 131 Case No. 2074 (Cameroon): Definitive report Complaint against the Government of Cameroon presented by the Cameroon Workers’ Trade Union Confederation (CSTC), the Organization of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) ........................ 132-150 The Committee’s conclusions ..................................................................................................... 145-149 The Committee’s recommendation ........................................................................................................ 150 Case No. 2073 (Chile): Definitive report Complaint against the Government of Chile presented by the Confederation of Banking Trade Unions (CSB).................................................................................................................... 151-161 The Committee’s conclusions ..................................................................................................... 159-160 The Committee’s recommendation ........................................................................................................ 161 Copy of GB279-8-2000-10-0030-1-EN.Doc GB.279/8 Paragraphs Case No. 2085 (El Salvador): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaints against the Government of El Salvador presented by the Trade Union Federation of Food Sector and Allied Workers (FESTSA), the Company Union of Workers of Doall Enterprises S.A. (SETDESA) and the Ministry of Education Workers’ Union (ATRAMEC).................................................................................................... 162-175 The Committee’s conclusions...................................................................................................... 172-174 The Committee’s recommendations ....................................................................................................... 175 Case No. 1888 (Ethiopia): Interim report Complaint against the Government of Ethiopia presented by Education International (EI) and the Ethiopian Teachers’ Association (ETA) ......................................................................... 176-200 The Committee’s conclusions...................................................................................................... 192-199 The Committee’s recommendations ....................................................................................................... 200 Case No. 2028 (Gabon): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Gabon presented by the Gabonese Confederation of Free Trade Unions (CGSL) ......................................................................................................... 201-213 The Committee’s conclusions...................................................................................................... 210-212 The Committee’s recommendation......................................................................................................... 213 Case No. 1960 (Guatemala): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Guatemala presented by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) ............................................................................ 214-247 The Committee’s conclusions...................................................................................................... 242-246 The Committee’s recommendations ....................................................................................................... 247 Case No. 1970 (Guatemala): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaints against the Government of Guatemala presented by the General Confederation of Workers of Guatemala (CGTG), the Latin American Central of Workers (CLAT), the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) .......................................................................................................................... 248-284 The Committee’s conclusions...................................................................................................... 255-283 The Committee’s recommendations ....................................................................................................... 284 Cases Nos. 2017 and 2050 (Guatemala): Interim report Complaints against the Government of Guatemala presented by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the Trade Union of Workers of Guatemala (UNSITRAGUA) ...................................................................................................... 285-309 The Committee’s conclusions...................................................................................................... 299-308 The Committee’s recommendations ....................................................................................................... 309 Case No. 2021 (Guatemala): Definitive report Complaint against the Government of Guatemala presented by the Coordinating Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial and Financial Associations (CACIF) and the International Organization of Employers (IOE) .......................................................................... 310-326 The Committee’s conclusions...................................................................................................... 320-325 The Committee’s recommendation......................................................................................................... 326 ii Copy of GB279-8-2000-10-0030-1-EN.Doc GB.279/8 Paragraphs Case No. 1991 (Japan): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Japan presented by the Japanese National Railway Workers’ Union (KOKURO) and the All National Railway Locomotive Engineers’ Union (ZENDORO)............................................................................................................................... 327-383 The Committee’s conclusions ..................................................................................................... 371-382 The Committee’s recommendations....................................................................................................... 383 Annex I. Japanese National Railways Reform Act (Law No. 87, 4 December 1986) Annex II. The scheme of section 23 of the Japanese National Railways Reform Act Annex III. State of re-employment of Japanese National Railways employees Annex IV. Start of the KOKURU-JR companies’ negotiations Annex V. The Four-Party Agreement on overcoming the non-hiring issue by the JRs Annex VI. The relevant extracts of the Code of Civil Procedure Case No. 2048 (Morocco): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Morocco presented by the Moroccan Labour Union (UMT), the Arab Maghreb Workers’ Union (USTMA) and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)............................................................................ 384-396 The Committee’s conclusions ..................................................................................................... 392-395 The Committee’s recommendations....................................................................................................... 396 Case No. 2034 (Nicaragua): Report in which the Committee requests to be kept informed of developments Complaint against the Government of Nicaragua presented by the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) ...................................................................................................................... 397-407 The Committee’s conclusions ....................................................................................................