Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

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

1. Right to strike in the public service. The Committee again requests the Government to keep it informed of the outcome of the arbitration procedure concerning Decree No. 96/PR/MFPT/94 of 29 April 1994 containing regulations on the right to strike in the public service. The Committee also requests it to provide information on the application in practice of this Decree, if it has been used in the period covered by the report.

2. Right of organization of minors. Recalling that all workers have the right to freedom of association, the Committee, having noted the Labour Code, observes that under section 294(4) of the Code, fathers, mothers or guardians may oppose freedom of association for minors under the age of 16. The Committee recalls that Article 2 of the Convention guarantees all workers, without distinction whatsoever, the right to establish and to join organizations. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged in order to amend this provision and to remove any obstacle to the right to organize of minors.

3. Supervision by the authorities of trade union assets. Referring to its previous comments concerning the power of the authorities to supervise trade union assets, the Committee notes that section 307 of the new Labour Code still provides that the accounting and receipts concerning financial matters of trade unions have to be submitted without delay to the labour inspector, if he so requests, and that the new section 306 refers to section 308.

The Committee requests the Government to consider amending these provisions in order to bring them into greater conformity with the Convention, in adding, for instance, as it had indicated in its report on the application of Convention received by the Office in 1992, "for periodical controls or in the case of a complaint by a trade union member".

In addition, the Committee has noted the observations made by the Trade Union Confederation of Chad (CST) on the new Labour Code and requests the Government to provide it with any information it considers to be appropriate in this regard.