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Repetition The Committee had previously noted the Government’s indication that a new law on collective bargaining was being drafted with the aim of updating the existing Collective Bargaining Agreements Act, in order to further implement relevant ILO instruments, including the Convention, as well as the Caribbean Community Model Law on the Recognition, Status and Registration of Trade Unions. The Committee notes that the Government states in its report that the Ministry of Labour, Technological Development and Environment is currently in the process of analysing and processing the comments made by the social partners and other relevant stakeholders, and that, as soon as these comments have been processed, the draft law will be sent to the Council of Ministers and ultimately to the National Assembly. The Committee requests the Government to provide, in its next report, information regarding developments in respect to this legislative process, and to send a copy of the legislation once adopted. The Committee invites the Government to consider availing itself of technical assistance from the ILO.
The Committee notes that the Government indicates in its report that a new law on collective bargaining is being drafted with the aim to update the existing Collective Bargaining Agreements Act, in order to further implement relevant ILO instruments, including the Convention, as well as the Caribbean Community Model Law on the Recognition, Status and Registration of Trade Unions. According to the Government’s report, an advanced draft of the legislation has already been reviewed by the Labour Advisory Board and the Ministry of Justice and Police. The Committee requests the Government to provide, with its next report, information regarding developments in respect to this legislative process, and to send a copy of the legislation once adopted. The Committee invites the Government to consider technical assistance from the ILO.
The Committee takes note of the Government's first report.
Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention. The Committee notes that the legislation submitted by the Government does not contain: (1) provisions prohibiting acts of anti-union discrimination for every worker (not restricted to the workers' representatives); and (2) provisions protecting workers' and employers' organizations against acts of interference not only during collective bargaining, but also in the establishment, functioning and administration of workers' or employers' organizations. The Committee requests the Government to take measures to ensure that the legislation provides sufficiently effective and dissuasive sanctions against those acts.
Article 6. The Committee asks the Government to indicate whether the rights and guarantees of the Convention apply to the public service and requests the Government to transmit the relevant legislative provisions.
The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its first report. It proposes to review the different laws applying the Convention once they have been translated.