Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

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

The Committee notes the observations of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), received on 1 September 2014. It notes the Government’s reply to the observations of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) of 2012 and 2013.

Article 2 of the Convention. Right of workers, without distinction whatsoever, to establish and join organizations. The Committee recalls that it requested the Government to take measures to amend section 294(3) of the Labour Code, under the terms of which minors under 16 years of age may join a union, unless their father, mother or guardian objects, with a view to guaranteeing the trade union rights of minors who have reached the statutory minimum age to enter the labour market in accordance with the Labour Code (14 years), either as workers or as apprentices, without the intervention of their parents or guardians.

Article 3. Right of workers’ and employers’ organizations to organize their administration and activities in full freedom. The Committee recalls that it requested the Government to take measures to amend section 307 of the Labour Code, and that the inspection by the public authorities of trade union finances should not go beyond the obligation of organizations to submit periodic reports. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that this provision has never been applied and that it is being removed in the draft amendment of the Labour Code.

The Committee trusts that the Government will take all the necessary measures to complete the revision of the Labour Code in the near future, and that it will give full effect to the provisions of the Convention on the matters recalled above. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any new developments in this regard.