Observación (CEACR) - Adopción: 1989, Publicación: 76ª reunión CIT (1989)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its last report.

In its previous observation, the Committee noted with interest that the new proposed wording of section 183 of the Labour Code would restrict the current powers of the President of the Republic to decide to submit an industrial relations dispute to compulsory arbitration, when a strike or a lock-out is likely to prejudice public order in the following circumstances:

1. in cases where the strike affects an essential service, the interruption of which would endanger the life, personal safety or health of the whole or part of the population;

2. in cases where the strike is called by public officials acting in their capacity as agents of the public authorities;

3. in the event of an acute national crisis.

The Committee notes, from the Government's report, that the draft amendment to the above text has been transmitted to the social partners for their examination.

The Committee requests the Government to indicate in its next report the measures that have been taken to bring the legislation into conformity with the Convention.