Decision on the sixth 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 | 27 March 2013

Decision on the sixth 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

In the light of the information contained in document GB.317/INS/6, the Governing Body, on the recommendation of its Officers, decided to:

(a) defer the decision on the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry to its 319th Session (October 2013), taking into account the Agreement between the Government of Guatemala and the Workers’ Group of the Governing Body;

(b) place this item on the agenda of its 319th Session (October 2013); and

(c) request the Office to provide to the Officers of the Governing Body, at its 318th Session (June 2013), an update on the status of progress made in the light of paragraph 6 of document GB.317/INS/6 and to include information provided by the Government and employers’ and workers’ organizations of Guatemala.

(Document GB.317/INS/6, paragraph 7, as amended.)