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Back No. 123/2016 Irish Congress of Trade Unions v. Ireland

The complaint registered on 8 August 2016, relates to Article 6 (Right to bargain collectively) of the Revised European Social Charter. The organisation, ICTU, complains that certain workers - deemed self employed - such as voice over actors, free lance journalists, and some musicians, are precluded from entering into collective agreements setting out minimum rates of pay and other working conditions, as this would amount to a breach of competition law, in violation of the above mentioned provision.

Case-document no. 1, Complaint registered on 8 August 2016

Case-document no. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility

Case-document no. 3, Submissions of the Government on the merits

Case-document no. 4, Observations by the International Organisation of Employers

Case-document no. 5, Response from the ICTU to the Government's submissions on the merits

Case-document no. 6, Further response from the Government on the merits

Case-document no. 7, Additional observations from the ICTU

Case-document no. 8, Additional observations from the Government

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 24 March 2017.

Decision on admissibility of Complaint 123/2016

Decision on the merits of Complaint 123/2016

Resolution CM/ResChS(2018)11 of the Committe of Ministers of 12 December 2018

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