Freedom of association and right to collective bargaining

Freedom of association and right to collective bargaining: Overview of strategy: Final programme fact sheet

Freedom of Association (FoA) and right to collective bargaining are basic rights in the workplace and serve as protection for workers. To help the Philippine government comply with FoA principles, the ILO established procedures and supervisory bodies to provide the much-needed guidance.

Freedom of association refers to the right of both workers and employers to freely establish and join organizations of their own choosing, without fear of reprisal. Freedom of association is closely connected with right to collective bargaining which allows works to freely negotiate their terms of employment.