Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2021, published 110th ILC session (2022)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Mozambique (Ratification: 1996)

Application of the Convention in the private sector

Article 4 of the Convention. Collective bargaining in practice. The Committee had previously requested the Government to provide information on measures taken to promote free and voluntary collective bargaining in the private sector with an indication of the sector concerned, the number of collective agreements signed and enforced, and the number of workers covered. In the absence of information from the Government in this respect, the Committee reiterates its request.

Adoption of the Act on trade union organization in the public service

Legislative matters. In its previous comments, the Committee welcomed the adoption of the Act on trade union organization in the public service and, with a view to ensuring that public servants and employees who are not engaged in the administration of the State benefit from the guarantees afforded by the Convention, it raised with the Government the following matters:

• – Adequate protection against anti-union discrimination and interference. After noting the various provisions of the Act prohibiting acts of anti-union discrimination and interference and guaranteeing the stability of employment of union representatives, the Committee requested the Government to indicate the machinery and sanctions applicable in the event of acts of anti-union discrimination or interference by a public employer, and the legislative texts referring to such procedures and sanctions.
• – Right of workers and employers to establish and join organizations of their own choosing. The Committee noted that the thresholds of representativity for the establishment of provincial federations, national federations and confederations were particularly high and requested the Government to take the necessary measures, in consultation with the trade union organizations concerned, to facilitate collective bargaining by public officials and employees who are not engaged in the administration of the State, either by significantly reducing the threshold of representativity required for the establishment of provincial federations, national federations or confederations, or by recognizing the possibility for various trade union organizations to group together provisionally so as to be able to participate jointly in the bargaining process concerning public servants and employees who are not engaged in the administration of the State.
• – Scope of application of the Act on trade union organization in the public service. With a view to assessing more fully the extent to which the categories of public employees covered by the Act on trade union organization in the public service were also covered by the Convention, the Committee requested the Government to provide information on the various institutions and bodies covered by section 3 of the Act and to specify in particular the institutions considered as indirect administration of the State.

Noting with regret that the Government once again did not provide any information in this regard, the Committee urges the Government to provide detailed information on the points raised above. The Committee recalls that the Government can avail itself of the technical assistance of the Office.