Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Poland (Ratification: 1957)

The Committee notes the Government's report.

Articles 1 and 2. Protection against acts of anti-union discrimination at the time of recruitment and during the course of employment and against acts of interference. The Committee notes the Government's statement to the effect that sanctions incurred for acts of anti-union discrimination and interference are governed by the Penal Code and not the Act of 23 May 1991. The Committee requests the Government to specify the sanctions which can be imposed in these instances and the pertinent sections of the Penal Code.

Article 4. The Committee notes the Government's response to its comments and its statement to the effect that during the period covered by the report, 52 collective agreements covering remuneration, conditions of work and trade union rights were concluded in sectors outside the scope of the establishment collective agreement, such as the state budgetary sector.