Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Central African Republic (Ratification: 1964)

Article 4 of the Convention. Right to collective bargaining. The Committee noted previously that, under the terms of section 40 of the Labour Code, collective agreements have to be discussed by delegates of employers’ and workers’ organizations belonging to the occupation or occupations concerned. Recalling that the level of negotiation should normally be decided upon by the partners themselves, the Committee requested the Government to indicate whether federations and confederations have the right to engage in collective bargaining. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that federations and confederations have the right to engage in collective bargaining. The Committee requests the Government to specify the legal basis of this right.

The Committee also noted previously that, under the terms of section 200 of the Labour Code, a decree issued by the Council of Ministers, after seeking the views of the National Standing Labour Council, shall determine the conditions under which collective agreements shall be deposited, published and translated, and those governing the subsequent adherence of trade unions and employers to such agreements. As the Government has not provided information on the adoption of the decree envisaged in section 200 of the Labour Code, the Committee once again requests the Government to provide a copy of the decree in question once it has been adopted.

The Committee also requested the Government to provide statistics on the number of collective agreements concluded and the number of workers covered by these agreements. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that it will provide this information to the Committee shortly. The Committee hopes that the Government will provide these statistics as soon as possible.