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Protection against discrimination13

Organizations leaders and representatives

General principles

  1. One of the fundamental principles of freedom of association is that workers should enjoy adequate protection against all acts of anti-union discrimination in respect of their employment, such as dismissal, demotion, transfer or other prejudicial measures. This protection is particularly desirable in the case of trade union officials because, in order to be able to perform their trade union duties in full independence, they should have a guarantee that they will not be prejudiced on account of the mandate which they hold from their trade unions. The Committee has considered that the guarantee of such protection in the case of trade union officials is also necessary in order to ensure that effect is given to the fundamental principle that workers organizations shall have the right to elect their representatives in full freedom.
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Related CountryReportParagraph
2153Algeria34824
2262Cambodia342231
2262Cambodia348229
2402Bangladesh34326
2416Morocco3401023
2433Bahrain34849
2433Bahrain35030
2433Bahrain35120
2439Cameroon340367
2441Indonesia342619
2441Indonesia353118
2450Djibouti342429
2451Indonesia343925
2466Thailand3441331
2471Djibouti344892
2474Poland3441153
2500Botswana346331
2512India348895
2517Honduras348835
2526Paraguay3481046
2590Nicaragua3491107
2601Nicaragua3561019
2607Democratic Republic of the Congo351587
2613Nicaragua355930
2619Comoros353579
2633Côte d'Ivoire354719
2661Peru3551065
2663Georgia356761
2703Peru3571009
2714Democratic Republic of the Congo3571117
2715Democratic Republic of the Congo358906
2722Botswana357259
2723Fiji358551
2723Fiji362832
2736Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)3571262
2737Indonesia358635
2748Poland3571067
2752Montenegro37186
2754Indonesia359678
2775Hungary360729
2783Cambodia359337
2790Colombia360420
2796Colombia362533
2808Cameroon362355
2811Guatemala363656
2815Philippines3621371
2829Republic of Korea365580
2892Türkiye3631155
2892Türkiye3671238
2892Türkiye376145
2896El Salvador367683
2914Gabon368407
2925Democratic Republic of the Congo3671139
2925Democratic Republic of the Congo371920
2994Tunisia3761004
2994Tunisia378771
3025Egypt372154
3067Democratic Republic of the Congo376952
3076Maldives376746
3100India377375
Digest: 2006799
  1. The Committee has drawn attention to the Workers Representatives Convention (No. 135) and Recommendation (No. 143), 1971, in which it is expressly established that workers representatives in the undertaking shall enjoy effective protection against any act prejudicial to them, including dismissal, based on their status or activities as workers representatives or on union membership, or participation in union activities, in so far as they act in conformity with existing laws or collective agreements or other jointly agreed arrangements.
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2382Cameroon35434
2426Burundi343281
2633Côte d'Ivoire354719
2808Cameroon362355
2925Democratic Republic of the Congo371911
3024Morocco374556
3140Montenegro377392
Digest: 2006800
  1. The principle that a worker or trade union official should not suffer prejudice by reason of his or her trade union activities does not necessarily imply that the fact that a person holds a trade union office confers immunity against dismissal irrespective of the circumstances.
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2775Hungary360729
2969Mauritius370525
Digest: 2006801
  1. A deliberate policy of frequent transfers of persons holding trade union office may seriously harm the efficiency of trade union activities.
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2429Niger3401195
2595Colombia37037
2673Guatemala356791
2754Indonesia359678
2825Peru3621258
Digest: 2006802
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