Decision on the 11th item on the agenda: Complaint concerning non-observance by Fiji of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), made by delegates to the 102nd Session (2013) of the International Labour Conference under article 26 of the ILO Constitution

Record of decisions | 27 March 2014

Decision on the 11th item on the agenda: Complaint concerning non-observance by Fiji of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), made by delegates to the 102nd Session (2013) of the International Labour Conference under article 26 of the ILO Constitution‎

In the light of the continuing concerns regarding the trade union situation in Fiji, the Governing Body:

(a) called once again on the Government of Fiji to accept the ILO Direct Contacts Mission under the previously agreed terms of reference, which were based on the conclusions and recommendations of the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association on Case No. 2723;

(b) decided that, if the Direct Contacts Mission did not take place in time for a report to the 322nd Session of the Governing Body (November 2014), then the 322nd Session should appoint a Commission of Inquiry under Article 26.

(Document GB.320/INS/11, paragraph 12, as amended.)