Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 310, June 1998

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

1. 38. At its meeting of November 1997, the Committee requested the Government to keep it informed of the decision handed down by the Judiciary Branch concerning the dismissal of trade union officers Leonardo Cruzalegui, Delfín Quispe Saavedra, Dionisio Mejía Ramos (of the Iron and Steel Enterprise of Peru) and Iván Vildoso (Electrolima Enterprise, SA) (see 308th Report, para. 58). As regards Mr. Vildoso, the complainant sent additional information according to which the Supreme Court revoked the decision handed down by the lower court thereby excluding his reinstatement in his job. Consequently, this trade union leader has presented a final appeal.
2. 39. In its communication of 16 February 1998, the Government provides detailed information on the progress of the various appeals lodged by the officials in question. According to the information from the Government, the legal proceedings taken by Mr. Leonardo Cruzalegui have concluded and confirmed that the request for an annulment of the dismissal was without foundation, in view of the fact that the dismissal was due to a retrenchment, noted by the labour inspector, and took place during the course of a privatization scheme. As regards the other three trade union officials, no final ruling has yet been handed down due to the successive appeals which have been lodged.
3. 40. The Committee takes note of this information and requests the Government to keep it informed of the outcome of the proceedings concerning the trade union leaders Delfín Quispe Saavedra, Dionisio Mejía Ramos and Iván Arias Vildoso.