Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1996, published 85th ILC session (1997)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Lesotho (Ratification: 1966)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government in its report has not answered its previous direct request.

Article 1. The Committee had noted the conclusions of the Committee on Freedom of Association in relation to Case No. 1590, concerning trade union members who had been dismissed on account of their trade union activities. The Committee again asks the Government to indicate in its next report the measures taken to provide compensation to the workers who had been victimized for their trade union activities or to indicate any new development in this regard. It also asks the Government to provide information on any court decision in relation to Article 1.

Article 4. The Committee asks the Government to supply information on the practical application of this Article of the Convention, including the number of agreements signed, the signatory organizations and the sectors covered.