Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 355, November 2009

Case No 2273 (Pakistan) - Complaint date: 30-MAY-03 - Closed

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

1. 106. The Committee last examined this case, which concerns the refusal to register the Army Welfare Sugar Mills Workers’ Union (AWSMWU), at its March 2009 meeting [see 353rd Report, paras 179–181]. On that occasion the Committee, regretting that the case concerning the AWSMWU’s registration remained pending before the Supreme Court, once again expressed its expectation that the Supreme Court would make a final ruling on this matter in the near future, bearing in mind that civilians working in the services of the army should have the right to form trade unions, and once again requested the Government to provide a copy of the Supreme Court judgement as soon as it was handed down. The Committee also requested the Government to confirm whether the AWSMWU could operate and perform its activities, as previously indicated by the Government, and expressed the expectation that the union would be registered without further delay.
2. 107. In a communication of 16 April 2009, the Government states that the Supreme Court has decided the AWSMWU’s case in favour of the union. The Government further states that the Registrar of Trade Unions has notified the union’s office bearers, and that the union has started operating.
3. 108. The Committee notes the Government’s indications with satisfaction.