Decision on the fourth item on the agenda: Questions arising out of the 97th Session of the International Labour Conference requiring immediate attention

Record of decisions | 01 August 2008

The Governing Body decided that the necessary documentation should be prepared to enable its 303rd Session (November 2008) to take a decision on the complaint submitted under article 26 of the Constitution alleging non-observance by the Government of Zimbabwe of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98).

The Governing Body took note of a set of proposals for action, presented by the Workers’ group and supported by the Employers’ group concerning recovery and other activities in Myanmar and decided that, in addition to a report from the Liaison Officer, a document should be prepared for the 303rd Session (November 2008), covering the status of all relevant decisions by the International Labour Conference and the Governing Body since June 1999.