Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 353, March 2009

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

1. 38. At its November 2007 meeting, the Committee examined allegations concerning the prohibition of workplace meetings by employees of the judiciary in the Province of Catamarca. On that occasion, the Committee requested the Government to invite the parties to negotiate with a view to achieving agreement on the modalities for the exercise of the right to hold meetings, including the place for such meetings, as well as on the granting of facilities provided for under Convention No. 151, and requested the Government to keep it informed in this regard [see 348th Report, para. 200].
2. 39. In a communication of 29 September 2008, the Government states that on 19 June, the Catamarca provincial court established a liaison bureau involving court employees with a view to facilitating and speeding up meetings with unions. Accordingly, a meeting was held with representatives of the Catamarca branch of the Union of Employees of the National Judiciary (UEJN), at which a range of subjects was discussed including the development of the role of unions. As regards the exercise of the right to hold meetings, the court ruled that trade union meetings at the workplace should be allowed during evenings, provided that an application is made in advance and the union’s reasons for the meeting are stated.
3. 40. The Committee notes this information with interest.