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

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

The Committee notes the comments of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), of 10 August 2006, criticizing compulsory arbitration in the case of disputes not resolved by conciliation, as well as the arrest of a trade union leader and police action preventing the right of assembly. In this respect, the Committee requests the Government to provide its observations on the comments of the ICFTU.

The Committee also requests the Government, in the context of the regular reporting cycle, to provide its comments for the Committee’s next session in November-December 2007 on all the matters raised in its previous observation in 2005 (see 2005 observation, 76th Session).