Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 358, November 2010

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

1. 25. The Committee examined this case at its March 2010 meeting and on that occasion requested the Government to take the necessary measures to ensure that the complainant organizations (the Trade Union of Judicial Workers of Corrientes (SITRAJ) and the Argentine Judicial Federation (FJA)) and the High Court of Justice of the Province of Corrientes envisage the possibility of again granting union privileges, on the understanding that their exercise should not negatively affect the efficient functioning of the judiciary in the Province of Corrientes [see 356th Report, para. 225].
2. 26. In its communication of 1 March 2010, SITRAJ states that as a consequence of the criminal complaints filed by the union against the court authorities and against the executive authorities of the province concerning dereliction of duty by public officials, fraud through mismanagement and the embezzlement of public funds, the court and the provincial authorities have suspended one of the check-off codes (códigos de descuentos) (deductions for a refundable assistance fund) that was applicable to members and deductions of union dues are made two months late.
3. 27. The Committee requests the Government to send its observations with regard to this communication and recalls the principle that “[t]he withdrawal of the check-off facility, which could lead to financial difficulties for trade union organizations, is not conducive to the development of harmonious industrial relations and should therefore be avoided” [see Digest of decisions and principles of the Freedom of Association Committee, fifth (revised) edition, 2006, para. 475]. Lastly, the Committee also asks the Government to send its observations in relation to the information recently communicated by the FJA.