Processed complaints

Indietro No. 01/1998 International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) v. Portugal

The complaint, lodged on 12 October 1998, relates to Article 7§1 (prohibition of child labour under the age of fifteen) of the European Social Charter. It is alleged that in practice, the situation in Portugal is not in conformity with this provision.

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 10 March 1999.

The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of Article 7§1 and transmitted its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 10 September 1999.

Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 01/1998

Decision on the merits of the Complaint 01/1998

Resolution ResChS(99)4 of the Committee of Ministers on 15 December 1999

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