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Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body
Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body- 26. The Committee last examined this case at its October 2018 meeting
[see 387th Report, paras 141–151]. On this occasion, the complainant organization – the
Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Cameroon (CSIC) – denounced the
non-remittance of trade union dues deducted at source and also the lack of mechanisms to
ensure the impartiality of workers’ representative elections. In its recommendations,
the Committee requested the complainant organization to provide further information as
to why it considers that the legislation in force does not offer adequate guarantees and
why it did not challenge the results of the trade union elections of 2014 and 2016
before the courts. The Committee also requested the Government and the complainant
organization to take all necessary measures vis-à-vis the company concerned to resolve
the issue of the deduction of the contributions of National Union of Electric Energy
(SNEE) members.
- 27. In its communication dated 5 March 2020, the Government indicates
that there are no grounds for referring to discrimination by the public service
concession holder and that it was for the trade union claiming to have suffered injury
to have recourse to the competent judicial body, in accordance with section 126-1 of the
Labour Code. With regard to the issue of non-remittance of trade union dues deducted at
source, the Government indicates that the company in question, in the interests of
harmonious industrial relations and fairness, adopted a precautionary measure involving
non-remittance of union dues to one of the factions on account of the leadership dispute
affecting the management of the SNEE, pending a court decision on the matter.
- 28. The Committee notes the information sent by the Government and
requests it to provide a copy of the judicial decision which is due concerning the
internal dispute that continues to divide the SNEE and its impact on the remittance of
trade union dues deducted at source. With regard to the allegations that the legislation
in force does not offer adequate guarantees and the reasons why the results of the trade
union elections of 2014 and 2016 were not challenged before the courts, the Committee
notes that the complainant organization has not provided the requested information. In
view of these circumstances, the Committee will not pursue its examination of this
issue.