Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 332, November 2003

Case No 2058 (Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)) - Complaint date: 23-SEP-99 - Closed

Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body

1. 179. At its March 2003 meeting, the Committee requested the Government to inform it of any court rulings from the appellate court on the suspension, by the judicial authorities, of the administrative ruling legalizing the registration of the Trade Union of Congressional Employees and Workers – New Trade Union Structures (SINTRANES) [see 330th Report, paras. 162 and 164].
2. 180. In its communication of 15 May 2003, the Government states that the legal appeal by a rival trade union to annul the registration of SINTRANES expired on 8 January 2001, as the rival trade union did not present any legal document to support its claim; this was established and concluded by the legal authority. SINTRANES has at no time ceased to defend its interests and to enjoy freedom of association and the problems arising in this case reflect inter-union conflicts.
3. 181. The Committee notes this information.