Decision on the eighth item on the agenda: Complaint concerning non-observance by Guatemala of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), made by delegates to the 101st Session (2012) of the International Labour Conference under article 26 of the ILO Constitution

Record of decisions | 12 November 2014

Decision on the eighth item on the agenda: Complaint concerning non-observance by Guatemala of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), made by delegates to the 101st Session (2012) of the International Labour Conference under article 26 of the ILO Constitution

Taking into account the information contained in the report of the mission to the Republic of Guatemala (GB.322/INS/8), and on the recommendation of its Officers, the Governing Body:

(a) deferred until its 323rd Session (March 2015) the decision on the appointment of a commission of inquiry;

(b) requested the Office to provide the Governing Body, at its 323rd Session (March 2015), with updated information on the progress made, including information provided by the Government and the employers’ and workers’ organizations in Guatemala, in particular on the follow-up given to the elements of the roadmap;

(c) included this item on the agenda of its 323rd Session (March 2015) in order to decide whether other measures needed to be adopted in relation to this complaint; and

(d) invited the international community to facilitate the necessary resources to enable the ILO Country Office in Guatemala to continue to support the tripartite constituents in the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and the roadmap.

(Document GB.322/INS/8(Add.), paragraph 1.)