Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Croatia (Ratification: 1991)

The Committee notes the comments of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) dated 31 July 2012 on the application of the Convention.

Article 3 of the Convention. Right of employers’ and workers’ organizations to organize their activities and to formulate their programmes. The Committee notes the adoption of the new Labour Act on 4 December 2009 (Act No. 3635) and, in particular, that, under section 284 of the newly adopted Labour Act, strikes in the armed forces, police, state administration and public services are regulated by a separate law. Observing that, according to the ITUC, the special law that will regulate this matter has not yet been enacted, the Committee trusts that the relevant piece of legislation will be adopted in the near future and will take fully into account the freedom of association principles on this matter (see General Survey of 2012 on the fundamental Conventions concerning rights at work in light of the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization, 2008, paragraphs 127–141). The Committee requests the Government to provide information in its next report on any developments in this regard.