Global Rights Index 2014 - Democratic Republic of Congo
| Publisher | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Publication Date | 19 May 2014 |
| Cite as | International Trade Union Confederation, Global Rights Index 2014 - Democratic Republic of Congo, 19 May 2014, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/53bcf9bab.html [accessed 8 June 2023] |
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Country Rating: 4
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Systematic violation of rights
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Workers in countries with the rating of 4 have reported systematic violations. The government and/or companies are engaged in serious efforts to crush the collective voice of workers, putting fundamental rights under continuous threat.
The Confédération Démocratique du Travail (CDT) argues that the National Labour Council does not consult unions on the meeting agenda and thereby limits their leverage to participate and influence socio-economic matters. Moreover, anti-union discrimination is a widespread problem, in particular in foreign owned companies. Management has intervened in union elections in order to get their preferred candidate elected. The company Khalico refuses requests by unions to open collective bargaining negotiations. Instead, management negotiates individually with workers undermining the efforts of the union. The company Tenke Fungurume Mining has not shied away from replacing workers who went on strike with contract workers in order to intimidate the workers and to break the strike.
