Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Gabon (Ratification: 1961)

Article 4 of the Convention. Promotion of collective bargaining. In its previous comments, the Committee noted the Government’s intention to promote the negotiation of collective agreements in 11 sectors of activity and requested it to report on any progress achieved in the renegotiation of these sectoral collective agreements. The Committee notes the Government’s indication in its latest report that, so far, none of the collective agreements have been renegotiated. It indicates that the agreements were concluded in an environment in which only one trade union confederation was operating and that currently it is impossible to initiate the renegotiation of the agreements without organizing beforehand occupational elections to establish representative organizations. Despite the assistance already provided by the Office, no solution has yet been found in this respect. The Committee trusts that the Government will continue its efforts to promote the voluntary negotiation of collective agreements by the social partners and requests it to indicate any developments in this respect.