Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2008, published 98th ILC session (2009)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Mali (Ratification: 1960)

Article 2 of the Convention. Right of workers, without distinction whatsoever, to establish organizations of their own choosing. In its previous comments, the Committee referred to section 236 of the Labour Code of 1992 which prohibits minors under 16 years of age from joining trade unions by providing that the fathers, mothers or guardians of minors over 16 years of age may oppose their joining trade unions. In its report, the Government indicates that the draft revision of the Labour Code now in preparation includes an amendment to section L.236. The Committee trusts that the revision of the Labour Code will include an amendment to section L.236 to guarantee freedom of association for minors who have reached the statutory minimum age for admission to employment, whether as workers or as apprentices, without the need for authorization from parents or guardians. The Committee requests the Government to indicate all progress made in this respect in its next report.