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

Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981 (No. 154) - Hungary (Ratification: 1994)

The Committee takes note of the information contained in the Government's report and the observations made by the workers' representatives at the National Council on ILO matters.

1. Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee notes that the Government states that under the terms of Act XLIII of 1996 on the Service Relation of Professional Members of the Armed Forces, it is not possible for professional members of the Armed Forces to conclude collective contracts. The Government also points out that under Act XXXIII on the Legal Status of Public Servants, it is possible for public service employees to conclude collective contracts.

2. Article 3. The Committee refers to its comments made under Convention No. 98 on the bargaining rights of the work councils.

3. Article 7. The Committee notes that the workers' representatives at the National Council on ILO matters state that in establishing the amendments of the Labour Code by Act LVI of 1999, the Government failed to conduct consultations with the social partners and that it submitted the amended Bill before Parliament in spite of the objections of the trade unions. Noting that the Government has not commented on this information, the Committee hopes that in the future and as established by the Convention, the Government will ensure that measures taken to encourage and promote the development of collective bargaining will be subject to prior consultation and, whenever possible, agreement between public authorities and employers' and workers' organizations.