Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

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

The Committee notes the comments of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) of 10 August 2006, which refer largely to pending issues relating to the legislation and the application of the Convention in practice that are already under examination, as well as restrictions on trade union rights, and particularly on the exercise of the right to strike and acts of violence by the police against trade unionists. The Committee takes note of a recent communication from the Government containing its observations on these comments.

The Committee will examine the comments of the ICFTU with the Government’s observations to these comments at its next session and requests the Government, in the context of the regular reporting cycle, to provide its observations for this session (November-December 2007) on all the matters relating to the legislation and the application of the Convention in practice raised in its previous direct request in 2005 (see 2005 direct request, 76th Session).