http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/19990312/A65015-1999Mar11.html ILO ruling a blow to work law Source: AAP | Published: Friday March 12 12:06:03 PM The International Labor Organisation has delivered a blow to the federal government's Workplace Relations Act, ruling it had been in breach of international treaty obligations regarding workers' rights. ILO's committee of experts, comprising 20 independent international jurists, has found the act breached the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise. The committee's principal finding is that the act restricted the right to strike contrary to the treaty. Its key rulings include workers being unable to strike on an industry or multi-employer basis in support of economic or social issues; and workers not being able to take action in support of fellow unionists. ACTU president Jennie George says the decision confirms the government's workplace relations agenda had breached international standards. Ms George says the ruling should end Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith's plans for further restricting the rights of workers. Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
