ILO Convention No. 98

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ILO Convention No. 98 is an international labour standard that protects workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively, and guards them against anti-union discrimination and employer interference.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf International Labour Organization convention
international labour standard
adoptedBy International Labour Organization
adoptionDate 1949-07-01
adoptionPlace Geneva
aimsTo encourage voluntary collective bargaining
ensure protection of workers’ organizations from acts of interference
appliesTo workers in public and private sectors, with possible exclusions for armed forces and police
articleCount 16
basisFor national labour legislation on collective bargaining
category International Labour Conventions
surface form: ILO fundamental convention
citation C098
complements ILO Convention No. 87
surface form: Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)

Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 11)
conventionNumber 98
enteredIntoForce 1951-07-18
field human rights law
international labour law
fullName ILO Convention No. 98 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949
language English
French
Spanish
legalStatus binding on ratifying states
monitoredBy ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
surface form: Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

Committee on Freedom of Association
partOf International Labour Conventions
surface form: International Labour Organization standards system
prohibits dismissing or prejudicing a worker because of union membership or activities
employers’ organizations dominating workers’ organizations
making employment subject to the condition of not joining a union
protects workers’ organizations’ independence from employers and employers’ organizations
workers’ right to bargain collectively
workers’ right to organize
protectsAgainst anti-union discrimination
employer interference in workers’ organizations
regionScope global
relatedTo ILO Convention No. 87
requires measures to promote collective bargaining
national systems to provide adequate protection against anti-union discrimination
promotion of machinery for voluntary negotiation between employers and workers
subject collective bargaining
freedom of association
trade union rights
typeOfRight collective labour right

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ILO Convention No. 98 fullName ILO Convention No. 98 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949