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Protection against discrimination13

General principles

  1. Anti-union discrimination is one of the most serious violations of freedom of association, as it may jeopardize the very existence of trade unions.
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2228India36280
2467Canada344584
2480Colombia346437
2512India348895
2517Honduras348835
2538Ecuador348618
2594Peru3511177
2594Peru3541080
2633Côte d'Ivoire354719
2634Thailand3531303
2752Montenegro359918
2819Dominican Republic363534
2855Pakistan364770
2864Pakistan364787
2926Ecuador370385
2953Italy371625
2976Türkiye368845
3025Egypt372151
Digest: 2006769
  1. Acts calculated to make the employment of a worker subject to the condition that he or she not join a union or shall relinquish their trade union membership constitute a violation of Article 1 of Convention No. 98.
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2655Cambodia359311
  1. No person shall be prejudiced in employment by reason of trade union membership or legitimate trade union activities, whether past or present.
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2291Poland353251
2393Mexico3401062
2397Guatemala340887
2416Morocco3401023
2423El Salvador342492
2480Colombia346437
2546Philippines3491217
2546Philippines353242
2557El Salvador353840
2566Iran (Islamic Republic of)351986
2736Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)3571262
2760Thailand363231
3006Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)370751
Digest: 2006770
  1. No person should be dismissed or prejudiced in employment by reason of trade union membership or legitimate trade union activities, and it is important to forbid and penalize in practice all acts of anti-union discrimination in respect of employment.
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2351Türkiye3401350
2356Colombia342364
2356Colombia348372
2390Guatemala342563
2418El Salvador340811
2456Argentina344278
2474Poland3441153
2479Mexico3441051
2487El Salvador346928
2498Colombia349744
2526Paraguay3481046
2553Peru3501538
2557El Salvador353840
2582Bolivia (Plurinational State of)351240
2594Peru3511177
2594Peru3541080
2609Guatemala355864
2619Comoros353582
2634Thailand3531303
2648Paraguay355960
2663Georgia356761
2676Colombia357299
2752Montenegro359918
2769El Salvador359482
2773Brazil359301
2775Hungary360728
2811Guatemala363658
2819Dominican Republic363537
2875Honduras363693
2985El Salvador370423
2989Guatemala372316
3010Paraguay371666
3027Colombia376297
3042Guatemala376546
3052Mauritius374584
3086Mauritius376783
3104Algeria377110
3171Myanmar378488
Digest: 2006771
  1. No one should be subjected to discrimination or prejudice with regard to employment because of legitimate trade union activities or membership, and the persons responsible for such acts should be punished.
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2481Colombia344843
2512India348895
2590Nicaragua36769
2613Nicaragua359944
2714Democratic Republic of the Congo370702
2737Indonesia358640
2754Indonesia359682
2825Peru3621253
3016Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)3761035
3062Guatemala376580
Digest: 2006772
  1. No person should be prejudiced in employment by reason of legitimate trade union activities and cases of anti-union discrimination should be dealt with promptly and effectively by the competent institutions.
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3042Guatemala376567
  1. Since inadequate safeguards against acts of anti-union discrimination, in particular against dismissals, may lead to the actual disappearance of trade unions composed only of workers in an undertaking, additional measures should be taken to ensure fuller protection for leaders of all organizations, and delegates and members of trade unions, against any discriminatory acts.
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2752Montenegro359918
2752Montenegro363920
3171Myanmar378488
Digest: 2006773
  1. The Committee considers that it is not its role to determine in federal States which are the internal standards regulating protection against anti-union discrimination and, in particular, whether the standards of general application or those of the province in question should be applicable. Nevertheless, irrespective of the procedural or substantive laws applying to public officials or employees in provinces of a federal State, the Committee is bound to examine whether the actual alleged anti-union discrimination measures are or are not in accordance with the provisions of ratified ILO Conventions and the principles of freedom of association.
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Digest: 2006774
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