Compilation of decisions of the Committee on Freedom of Association

Right of employers and workers organizations to establish federations and confederations and to affiliate with international organizations of employers and workers12

Rights of federations and confederations

1. In order to defend the interests of their members more effectively, workers and employers organizations should have the right to form federations and confederations of their own choosing, which themselves should enjoy the various rights accorded to first-level organizations, in particular as regards their freedom of operation, activities and programmes.

1. It is for union by-laws to determine the conditions of election of trade union officials.