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Why the TUC will want to increase the UK strike law stakes in the ILO

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Published on: 09 May 2023

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Table of contents

Step one—completed
ILO supervises ratified ILO conventions
Step two—completed
Step three—Conference Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS)
Labour party ambitions
ILO special procedures
Representations
Complaints
Separate complaint to the Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA)
Comment

Article summary

Employment analysis: In January 2023, Gilbert Houngbo, director general of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), publicly denied that the ILO supported UK government plans to enforce ‘minimum service levels’ during public sector strikes. Chris Syder, partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper, considers the potential response from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

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