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Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (RATIFICATION: 1965)

The Committee notes the Government's report and recalls that its previous comment referred to:

- the requirement of prior authorization for the establishment of a trade union (section 99 of the Act and section 124 of the Decree of 1943).

The Committee notes with interest that, in accordance with the information provided by the Government, section 4 of the Legislative Decree of 7 February 1944 provides that any professional association or trade union may be freely established without the need for prior authorization for the purposes of section 125 of the Regulatory Decree of 23 August 1943. The Committee requests the Government to specify whether section 4 of the Legislative Decree of 7 February 1944 renders void the need for the executive authority to grant legal personality by executive decision for a trade union to be considered as legally established, as set out in section 124 of the Regulatory Decree of 23 August 1943.