The right to collective bargaining in labor relations

Abstract

Assessing Collective Bargaining as a Fundamental Right

Collective bargaining is considered as a fundamental rightrooted in Convention No 98 on the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining and in the Labour Relations Act No 90-11 of 21 April 1990.

Joint committees for collective bargaining, which comprise an equal number of representatives from employer and employees, negotiategeneral terms of employment. These terms include salaries, allowances, bonuses and working conditions.

Although legislators have done their utmost to bothpromote collective bargainingand protect union delegates, such provisions have not been enough to secure full exercise of this right.