Case No 2439 (Cameroon) - Complaint date: 20-JUL-05

The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Cameroon (CSIC)

Allegations

The complainant organization (CSIC) alleges that: the trade unions’ registrar refused to register its affiliated trade union (SNI-ENERGIE) for the electricity and water sector; the employer is using this refusal as a pretext to promote a rival trade union organization (FENSTEEEC); the officials and members of SNI-ENERGIE are victims of harassment, the Secretary-General having been removed from his functions without grounds; the Secretary-General of the CSIC was dismissed, without prior notice from the labour inspector, for issuing a notice of strike action; this harassment extends to 15 other trade unionists; the CSIC cannot participate in the trade union election process taking place in the enterprise; a collective agreement signed in irregular circumstances authorizes 1,000 layoffs as part of a restructuring/privatization of the National Electricity Company; and the Minister of Labour seems to have given his green light to let this happen

Case No 2439 (Cameroon) - Complaint date: 20-JUL-05

The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Cameroon (CSIC)

Allegations

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