Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Latvia (Ratification: 1992)

The Committee notes with satisfaction that the Law on Trade Unions of 13 December 1990 allows for the possibility of trade union pluralism and guarantees the right to strike. It however notes that the registration of workers' organizations under this law as well as the registration of employers' organizations under the Law on Public Organizations and their Associations of 15 December 1992 is subject to certain conditions which may affect this possibility in practice. It also notes that the Law on Public Organizations and their Associations contains certain other provisions which are not fully compatible with the rights enshrined in this Convention. It therefore raises a number of points in a request addressed directly to the Government.