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Kollektiva rättigheter i arbetslivet - Om ILO och strävan efter universell tillämpning

Jangsell, Madeleine LU (2019) JURM02 20192
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
Globaliseringens påverkan på den arbetsrättsliga regleringen har lett till ett behov av gemensamma normer inom det internationella samfundet. Internationella arbetsorganisationen (ILO) har varit representant för kollektiva rättigheter i arbetslivet sedan organisationen grundades 1919. Regleringen av föreningsfrihet och kollektiv förhandlingsrätt grundar sig i två konventioner, nr. 87 angående föreningsfrihet och skydd för organisationsrätten och nr. 98 angående tillämpningen av principerna för organisationsrätten och den kollektiva förhandlingsrätten. Konventionerna är föremål för flertalet uttalanden och rapporter från ILO:s övervakningsorgan, föreningsfrihetskommittén och expertkommittén. Med utgångspunkt i konvention nr. 87 har... (More)
Globaliseringens påverkan på den arbetsrättsliga regleringen har lett till ett behov av gemensamma normer inom det internationella samfundet. Internationella arbetsorganisationen (ILO) har varit representant för kollektiva rättigheter i arbetslivet sedan organisationen grundades 1919. Regleringen av föreningsfrihet och kollektiv förhandlingsrätt grundar sig i två konventioner, nr. 87 angående föreningsfrihet och skydd för organisationsrätten och nr. 98 angående tillämpningen av principerna för organisationsrätten och den kollektiva förhandlingsrätten. Konventionerna är föremål för flertalet uttalanden och rapporter från ILO:s övervakningsorgan, föreningsfrihetskommittén och expertkommittén. Med utgångspunkt i konvention nr. 87 har övervakningsorganen även utvecklat ett skydd för strejkrätten. ILO antog 1998 en deklaration som är särskilt intressant för kollektiva rättigheter, Deklarationen om principer och rättigheter i arbetslivet samt riktlinjer för dess uppföljning. Deklarationen innehåller åtta kärnkonventioner, där inbegripet konventionerna nr. 87 och nr. 98, vilka rättigheter ska tillämpas av samtliga ILO:s medlemsstater. Syftet med uppsatsen är att fastställa definitionen av ovannämnda kollektiva rättigheter enligt ILO och dess övervakningsorgan samt ta reda på vilken betydelse ovannämnd deklaration har haft för dessa rättigheter.

Utredningen av arbetet visar bland annat att föreningsfrihet har en nära koppling till medborgerliga friheter, såsom mötesfrihet och yttrandefrihet. Alla arbetstagare är garanterade föreningsfrihet undantaget militär personal och poliskår vilket uttryckligen framkommer av konvention nr. 87. Arbetstagare är även, enligt konvention nr. 98, skyddade mot antifacklig diskriminering som tillämpas från rekryteringsstadiet till dess att anställningen upphör. Konvention nr. 98 innehåller även ett krav på främjande av kollektiva förhandlingar och med hänsyn till parternas autonomi ska förhandlingar vara frivilliga utan påtryckningar från staten. Vidare, menar ILO:s övervakningsorgan att rätten att vidta stridsåtgärder grundar sig i arbetstagar- och arbetsgivarorganisationers rätt att främja och värna sina medlemmars intressen enligt konvention nr. 87. Den andra delen av utredningen konstaterar att 1998-års deklaration har en universell karaktär och har således haft stor betydelse för ett internationellt erkännande av föreningsfriheten och förhandlingsrätten. (Less)
Abstract
The impact of globalization on labour standards has led to a need for a joint legislation within the international community. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has advocated for collective labour rights since it was founded in 1919. The regulation of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights is based on two conventions, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) and Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98). The conventions are the subject of most statements and reports from the ILO's supervisory bodies, the Committee on Freedom of Association and Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations. From convention no.... (More)
The impact of globalization on labour standards has led to a need for a joint legislation within the international community. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has advocated for collective labour rights since it was founded in 1919. The regulation of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights is based on two conventions, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) and Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98). The conventions are the subject of most statements and reports from the ILO's supervisory bodies, the Committee on Freedom of Association and Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations. From convention no. 87, a protection for the right to strike has been established by the supervisory bodies. In 1998, the ILO adopted a declaration which is of particular interest for the collective rights of workers, the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights At Work and its Follow Up. The declaration contains eight core conventions, including conventions no. 87 and no. 98, which rights protected by the conventions must be applied by every member state of the ILO. The purpose of this thesis is to determine the definition of the aforementioned collective rights according to the ILO and its supervisory bodies and to ascertain what the significance the above mentioned declaration has had for the collective rights concerned.

The study concludes, among other things, that freedom of association has a close connection to civil liberties, such as freedom of assembly and freedom of speech. All workers are guaranteed freedom of association with the exception of military personnel and the police force, which is explicitly stated in convention no. 87. According to convention no. 98, protection from acts of anti-union discrimination is covered from the recruitment stage until employment ceases. Convention no. 98 also contains a requirement for the states to promote collective bargaining and, because of the autonomy of the parties, negotiations must be voluntary without any interference from the state. Furthermore, the supervisory bodies consider that the right to strike is founded on the right of workers' and employers' organizations to promote and protect the interests of their members according to convention No. 87.
The second part of the investigation finds that the declaration is of a universal character and has thus been of great importance for the international recognition of freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining. (Less)
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author
Jangsell, Madeleine LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Labour rights in working life - the ILO and the pursuit of universal application
course
JURM02 20192
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
Arbetsrätt, ILO, Föreningsfrihet
language
Swedish
id
9006558
date added to LUP
2020-04-07 10:59:39
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2020-04-07 10:59:39
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  abstract     = {{The impact of globalization on labour standards has led to a need for a joint legislation within the international community. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has advocated for collective labour rights since it was founded in 1919. The regulation of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights is based on two conventions, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) and Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98). The conventions are the subject of most statements and reports from the ILO's supervisory bodies, the Committee on Freedom of Association and Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations. From convention no. 87, a protection for the right to strike has been established by the supervisory bodies. In 1998, the ILO adopted a declaration which is of particular interest for the collective rights of workers, the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights At Work and its Follow Up. The declaration contains eight core conventions, including conventions no. 87 and no. 98, which rights protected by the conventions must be applied by every member state of the ILO. The purpose of this thesis is to determine the definition of the aforementioned collective rights according to the ILO and its supervisory bodies and to ascertain what the significance the above mentioned declaration has had for the collective rights concerned. 

The study concludes, among other things, that freedom of association has a close connection to civil liberties, such as freedom of assembly and freedom of speech. All workers are guaranteed freedom of association with the exception of military personnel and the police force, which is explicitly stated in convention no. 87. According to convention no. 98, protection from acts of anti-union discrimination is covered from the recruitment stage until employment ceases. Convention no. 98 also contains a requirement for the states to promote collective bargaining and, because of the autonomy of the parties, negotiations must be voluntary without any interference from the state. Furthermore, the supervisory bodies consider that the right to strike is founded on the right of workers' and employers' organizations to promote and protect the interests of their members according to convention No. 87.
The second part of the investigation finds that the declaration is of a universal character and has thus been of great importance for the international recognition of freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining.}},
  author       = {{Jangsell, Madeleine}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Kollektiva rättigheter i arbetslivet - Om ILO och strävan efter universell tillämpning}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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