ILO Governing Body
Committee on Freedom of Association: Protecting rights, saving lives
In the last decade alone, more than 2,000 trade unionists worldwide have been released from prison following an examination by the CFA. Watch a backstage interview with Committee members Paul van der Heijden (Chairman), employers’ representative Peter Anderson and Yves Veyrier, workers’ representative.
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Complaints may be brought against a member state by employers' and workers' organizations.
The CFA is an ILO Governing Body committee which meets three times a year. It is composed of an independent chairperson and six representatives each of governments, employers and workers.
In the video below, ILO News talked to Paul van der Heijden, Chair of the Committee; Peter Anderson, employers’ representative and Yves Veyrier, workers’ representative. They explain how useful the CFA is in protecting freedom of association throughout the world.