IV. El Salvador 1. Freedom of association, trade unions and labor relations Convention No. 87 concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize (1948) and Convention No. 98 concerning the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining...
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IV. El Salvador 1. Freedom of association, trade unions and labor relations Convention No. 87 concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize (1948) and Convention No. 98 concerning the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining (1949) are fundamental tools for guaranteeing full enjoyment of the rights to organize, to trade union membership, and to collective bargaining of workers and employers. To ensure their application, the States must adopt measures to harmonize their legal framework with these international instruments, and also provide the institutions responsible for promoting the effective enforcement of labor laws with the required human, material and financial resources. Regarding El Salvador, the White Paper challenges and recommendations on this issue refer to the need to take action to deal with the “concerns regarding the legal remedies in cases of the illegal dismissal of trade union leaders and anti-union hiring, or ‘blacklisting,’ practices”
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