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The functions of organizations of workers and of employers (Procedure in respect of the Committee on Freedom of Association and the social partners)Description:(CFA: Digest of Decisions 2006) Subject classification: Freedom of Association Document:0104 Subject: Freedom of Association, Collective Bargaining, and Industrial Relations Display the document in: French Spanish Document No. (ilolex): 2320060104 The functions of organizations of workers and of employers (See also paras. 36 and 1069)26. The development of free and independent organizations and negotiation with all those involved in social dialogue is indispensable to enable a government to confront its social and economic problems and resolve them in the best interests of the workers and the nation. (See the 1996 Digest, para. 24; and 308th Report, Case No. 1934, para. 124; 330th Report, Case No. 2189, para. 466; 332nd Report, Case No. 2090, para. 353; and 337th Report, Case No. 2189, para. 485.) 27. The fundamental objective of the trade union movement should be to ensure the development of the social and economic well-being of all workers.(See the 1996 Digest, para. 27; and 310th Report, Case No. 1929, para. 425.) 28. The occupational and economic interests which workers and their organizations defend do not only concern better working conditions or collective claims of an occupational nature, but also the seeking of solutions to economic and social policy questions and problems facing the undertaking which are of direct concern to the workers.(See the 1996 Digest, para. 29; and 310th Report, Case No. 1929, para. 425.) 29. A trade union’s activities cannot be restricted solely to occupational questions. The choice of a general policy, notably in economic affairs, is bound to have consequences on the situation of workers (remuneration, holidays, working conditions).(See the 1996 Digest, para. 30.) |
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