Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 333, March 2004

Case No 2208 (El Salvador) - Complaint date: 03-JUN-02 - Closed

Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body

1. 50. At its November 2003 meeting, the Committee made the following recommendation on the outstanding issues [see 332nd Report, para. 54]:
   • The Committee is still awaiting the legal ruling on the dismissals of 11 union officers and 30 union members at Lido, S.A. The Committee also notes that the parties, with the participation of the Ministry of Labour, have held meetings and that it was anticipated that the reinstatement of trade union officials would begin in September 2003. The Committee requests the Government to keep it informed in this respect.
2. 51. In its communication of 8 January 2004, the Government states that it will keep the Committee informed of the decisions made by the labour courts concerning the dismissals of the 11 union officers. The Government states that in keeping with the conciliatory agreement reached at the General Labour Directorate, the enterprise has paid these union officers a salary for each month. As regards the 30 dismissed union members, the Government states that they received full compensation.
3. 52. The Committee notes this information and requests the Government to keep it informed of the rulings handed down on the dismissals of 11 union officers at Lido, S.A.