Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1989, published 76th ILC session (1989)

The Committee notes that, under the terms of section 142(3) of the Labour Code, the right to be elected to the executive committee of a general trade union, a branch trade union or a trade union committee is reserved to citizens of Yemen, in accordance with the Naturalisation Act.

The Committee emphasises that this provision restricts the right of organisations to elect their representatives in full freedom, in accordance with Article 3 of the Convention. It asks the Government to envisage making the legislation more flexible so as to enable foreign workers to have access to trade union office, at least after a reasonable period of residence in the host country (see, General Survey on Freedom of Association, 1983, paragraphs 159 and 160).