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Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Gabon (RATIFICATION: 1960)

Article 3 of the Convention. Negotiated minimum service. The Committee recalls that in its previous comments it requested the Government to provide copies of any text issued under the Labour Code respecting minimum service (sections 348, 352 and 354 of the Labour Code), and any other texts pertaining to the application of the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that a draft text regulating minimum service is currently being prepared. The Committee recalls that the determination of a minimum service should be limited to the operations which are strictly necessary to meet the basic needs of the population or the minimum requirements of the service, while maintaining the effectiveness of the pressure brought to bear, that the workers’ and employers’ organizations concerned should be consulted in the definition of such a minimum service and that any disagreement should be resolved by an independent body that is able to examine the matter rapidly and is empowered to issue enforceable decisions. The Committee requests the Government to provide copies of any text regulating minimum service once it has been adopted with an indication, where appropriate, of the cases in which it has been applied.

Political strikes. The Committee previously requested the Government to provide information on any occasions in which section 343(a) of the Labour Code has been used to ban a strike. The Committee notes that, according to the Government, no political strikes have been recorded in enterprises or administrative services in Gabon.