Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2019, published 109th ILC session (2021)

Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135) - Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ratification: 2001)

The Committee notes the general information provided by the Government. In view of the numerous cases examined by the Committee on Freedom of Association which report acts of anti-union discrimination against trade union leaders and representatives, the Committee requests the Government to provide detailed information on the measures taken or envisaged (in particular concerning the action of the Labour Inspectorate) in order to ensure in practice the full implementation of the provisions of the Convention, in particular those concerning the protection of workers’ representatives and the facilities to be afforded to them for the performance of their duties. The Committee also requests the Government to provide detailed information on the application of the relevant provisions of the Labour Code and the applicable regulations, including the number of cases in which acts of discrimination against workers’ representatives have been detected and the follow-up given to those.