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. 176. The Committee last examined this case, which concerns the suppression of trade union rights of workers in Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) and the failure of the legal system to restore these rights, at its November 2008 meeting. On that occasion, the Committee, deeply regretting that no information had been provided by the Government with regard to the measures taken to repeal executive and administrative orders so as to ensure trade union rights at PIAC, urged the Government to repeal Chief Executive Order No. 6 of 2001 and Administrative Orders Nos 14, 17, 18 and 25, so as to restore full trade union rights to PIAC workers without further delay, and to keep it informed in this respect [see 350th Report, paras 140–142].
2. 177. In a communication of 1 November 2008, the Government states that Chief Executive Order No. 6 of 2001 has been repealed by virtue of the adoption of the Pakistan International Airline Cooperation (Suspension of Trade Unions and Existing Agreements) Order (Repeal) Act, 2008. In its communication of 29 December 2008, the Government further indicates that Administrative Orders Nos 14, 17, 18 and 25 have been cancelled, and that union activities have been restored at PIAC. A secret ballot for the determination of a collective bargaining agent for the employees in PIAC establishments was held on 4 December 2008; out of several participating unions, the People’s Unity of PIAC Employees obtained the highest number of votes and was declared the collective bargaining agent. A copy of the Pakistan International Airline Cooperation (Suspension of Trade Unions and Existing Agreements) Order (Repeal) Act, 2008, which repeals Chief Executive Order No. 6 of 2001, is attached to the communication.
3. 178. The Committee notes the above information with satisfaction.