Report examines ILO Conventions - UNISON UK & ICTUR

The key International Labour Conventions are no.87 on freedom of association and 98 on collective bargaining. A report for UNISON by the International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR) argues that both of these should apply broadly to the vast majority of public service workers. If there are any doubts about public sector workers’ rights to collective bargaining then Convention 151 on labour relations in the public sector can be used to challenge any restrictions that governments try to impose. While Conventions 87 and 98 have been ratified by most countries, ratification of 151 is more limited and the ICTUR report suggests that trade unions in some countries might find it useful to campaign for ratification of this convention. - Advice EPSU www.epsu.org