- The 90th session of the International Labour Conference came to a close yesterday,
which started on 3 June 2002. The Application Committee of the Conference examine
the case of Japan on Convention 98 concerning the application of the principles
of the right to oranise and to bargain collectively and made a recommendation
to the Government of Japan that the application of the Convention should be improved.
- As Rengo had lodged with the Committee of Freedom of Associatio of the ILO
the violation of fundamental labor rights on 26 February this year, it requested
that the application of Convention 98 in Japan be put in the agenda of the Application
Committee as a particular case. Japan was the subject of criticisms of Committee
members from the States, Germany, France, Korea, India, Australia and Pakistan.
- The Chairperson’s statement clearly criticised the mis-interptation of
the Convention by the Government of Japan and emphasized:
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The participation of puboic servants in the determinatin of their wages is
very limited; |
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Convention 98 permits the exclusion of public servants engaged in the administration
of the State and, however, does not permits the exclusion of all public servants
from the application of the Convention; |
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The Committee expressed its firm hope that the Government will avail itself
of the current puboic service reform in full consultation with the social partners
concernd; and |
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The Committee urged the Government to provide detailed information on the
developments in the public service reform, in particular on the measures taken
to ensure the full application of the Convention, bothin law and in practice. |
- The Chairperson’s statement urged the Government to promote consultations
and negotiations with public sector’s unions in determining wages and other
working conditions for public servnats. In particular, it called for consultations
in the course of the public service reform. It also requested the Government to
abolish th ban on fundamental labour rights and establish the public personnel
system fully in the line of international labour standards. Rego will strengthen
its efforts toward a possible examination of Rengo’s complaint in the forthcoming
session of the Committee of Freedom of Associaiton in November this year. At the
same time, it will continue doing its best in mass campaigns, includeing the one
to cleect 10 million signatures and will submit a counterproposal to the Diet.
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