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Andorra - Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

Indicators

The following indicators should be considered when conducting assessments of compliance (click on links for details):

Legal Framework

• ILO 87 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (A-1)
• ILO 98 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (A-9)
• Rights of workers or employers to establish and join organizations of their own choosing without previous authorization (A-2)
• Restrictions on the ability of certain categories of workers to organize (and numbers of workers in each category) (A-3)
• Certain sectors where there is no right to organize (A-4)
• Forms of distinction or discrimination in the right to organize (A-5)
• Provisions that permit the government to interfere in freedom of association by workers or employers (A-6)
• Restrictions on political activities of unions or employers’ organizations (A-7)
• Protection of workers from discrimination if they join a union or participate in union activities (A-8)
• Protection of collective bargaining (A-10)
• Restrictions on the mechanism of collective bargaining (A-11)
• Categories of workers not permitted to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement (and numbers of workers in each category) (A-12)
• Certain sectors where there is no right to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement (A-13)
• Recognition of the principle of a strike as a means of action of organizations (A-14)
• Government restrictions on certain kinds of strikes (A-15)
• Government limitations on picketing or occupation of the workplace (A-16)
• Bans on employer lookouts (A-17)
• Workers’ ability to ratify or reject agreements reached by union leaders (A-18)
• Employers’ ability to dismiss striking workers or the hiring of permanent strike replacement workers (A-19)
• Requirements that workers join a given trade union as a condition of employment or that new workers be hired through a given trade union (A-20)
• Workers’ and employers’ organizations ability to affiliate with international bodies (A-21)

Government Performance

• Retaliation on union organizers and strikers (B-1, B-2)
• Government complaint process (B-3)
• Government interference in freedom of association (B-4)
• Independence of trade unions (B-5, B-6)
• Government actions to combat labor-related corruption (B-7)
• Labor Regulation Departments (B-8)
• Government supported worker education efforts (B-9)
• Government supported capacity-building efforts for government labor officials (B-10)
• Government actions to promote and disseminate best practices in labor-management cooperation (B-11)
• Government actions to hinder or facilitate labor-advocate NGOs and independent labor inspection (B-12)
• Government actions to enable utilization of domestic and international channels for violations and problems (B-13)

Overall Outcomes

• Union density (C-1)
• Frequency, length and person-days of legal strikes (C-2)
• Percentage of workers covered by collective bargaining agreements (C-3)
• Incidents of discrimination against union organizers, unions, or employer organizations (C-4)

Sources

International Sources

United Nations

Includes State Party Reports and the Conclusions and Observations of UN Committees relating to the CCPR, CEDAW, CERD, CESCR, CMW, CRC.

• Treaty Body Database
• Committee Assessment of Source

National Sources

Government, Andorra

Potentially useful information

• Government, Andorra, website
• Committee Assessment of Source

Ministry of Health and Welfare, Andorra

Potentially useful information

• Ministry of Health and Welfare, Andorra, website
• Committee Assessment of Source

U.S. Government Sources

U.S. State Department

Section 6A covers "The Right of Association" and Section 6B covers "The Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively

• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
• Committee Assessment of Source

Nongovernmental Organizations

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

Brief country-specific reports on issues of compliance with internationally recognized core labor standards.

• Country Reports: WTO & Labour Standards
• Committee Assessment of Source

The 2003 edition of the Annual Survey details violations of trade union rights in 133 countries during the year 2002. These violations range from provisions in national legislation which restrict legitimate trade union activity, through outright bans on freedom of association, to intimidation, wrongful detention, torture and murder of trade unionists.

• Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights
• Committee Assessment of Source