Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Slovakia (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee takes note of the Government’s reports.

In its previous direct request, the Committee took note of the comments by the Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (CTUSR) dated 2 November 2005 regarding Law No. 461/2003 of the Collection of Laws on Social Insurance and its conformity with the Convention. More concretely, it alleged that participation in a strike is considered as an interruption of work for social insurance purposes which means a loss on employees’ claim to a more favourable calculation of their pensions in cases of early retirement.

In this respect, the Committee notes the Government’s report indicating that Law No. 461/2003 of the Collection of Laws on Social Insurance was amended by Act No. 721/2004 that stipulates that the employees’ participations in a strike shall not suspend the social insurance – sickness insurance, pension insurance and unemployment insurance. The Committee takes note of this information.

Finally, the Committee notes that the comments submitted by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) dated 10 August 2006 concern Convention No. 98 and it will examine them under Convention No. 98.