Procedure for the examination of complaints at the Committee on Freedom of Association
The procedure of this commission is similar to that of a commission of inquiry, and its reports are published. Like the Commission of Inquiry, the Fact-Finding and Conciliation Commission on Freedom of Association is a procedure at the highest level of the ILO that was used only in a few cases where the ILO member state is accused of committing persistent and serious violations. In the following link you can find the reports of the six Fact-Finding and Conciliation Commissions on Freedom of Association: https://www.ilo.org/global/standards/information-resources-and-publications/WCMS_160778/lang--en/index.htm A relevant report that reveals the importance of this mechanism is the report of the Fact-Finding and Conciliation Commission on Freedom of Association regarding Chile, adopted in 1975. This report can be found at the following link: https://www.ilo.org/public/libdoc/ilo/1975/75B09_227.pdf
11.3.1. How can unions file a complaint with the Committee on Freedom of Association? The complaint to the Committee on Freedom of Association is the special monitoring procedure most frequently used by trade unions to lodge complaints with the ILO in serious cases of non-compliance with the rights recognized in the ILO Conventions on freedom of association. The ILO has developed several specific guides and manuals to provide guidance on how to submit complaints to the Committee on Freedom of Association. For example, "Freedom of association: A user’s guide", prepared by ACTRAV. This guide can be found
at the following link: https://www. ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/--ed_norm/---normes/documents/ publication/wcms_087990.pdf This guide explains in a simple and brief manner the procedure for submitting a complaint to the Committee on Freedom of Association and mentions some criteria and guidelines to bear in mind if your union wishes to use this ILO control procedure, highlights the elements that the text of a complaint to the Committee on Freedom of Association must contain, and finally shows a model complaint.
"FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: A USER’S GUIDE" (ACTRAV-ILO) Elements that a complaint to the Committee on Freedom of Association should include • Who's it for? The complaint is addressed to the Director-General of the ILO or the Chairperson of the Committee on Freedom of Association. • Where do you file a complaint? Directly with the International Labour Office's world headquarters or any other of its offices (Route Des Moril-lons 4 Ch-1211, Geneva, Switzerland. Fax: +41
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