No. 881. Convention (No. 87) concerning freedom of association and protection of the right to organise. Adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its thirty-first session San Francisco 9 July 1948

Author(s):  
Breen Creighton ◽  
Catrina Denvir ◽  
Richard Johnstone ◽  
Shae McCrystal ◽  
Alice Orchiston

The book is underpinned by the assumption that the right to strike to promote or to protect the individual’s economic and social interests is a universally recognized human right, either standing on its own, or as part of the principle of freedom of association. This is reflected in the fact that the right to strike is, directly or indirectly, afforded protection by major international standard-setting instruments, and in the constitutions of many nation states. This chapter outlines the international recognition of the right to strike, with particular reference to the jurisprudence of the supervisory bodies of the International Labour Organisation. This includes consideration of the extent to which access to the right to strike can properly be conditioned by pre-requisites such as pre-strike ballot requirements.


2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Anna Reda-Ciszewska

FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION OF ATYPICAL EMPLOYEES, PERSONS EMPLOYED ON THE GROUNDS OF CIVIL CONTRACTS, AND THE SELF-EMPLOYED Summary This article discusses the freedom of association of atypical employees, persons employed on the grounds of civil law contracts, and the selfemployed. Polish law guarantees the right of association to employees on the grounds of its labour law (kodeks pracy). However, the International Labour Organisation Convention denies the right of association to members of the armed forces, police, and public administration. In 2011 a complaint was submitted to the Committee on Freedom of Association, which has drawn up recommendations for Polish law. The author analyses the solutions of Polish law in the context of the Committee’s recommendations on freedom of association for atypical employees, persons employed on a civil law contract, and the self-employed.


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