Monday, November 21, 2005

ILO: Building IR laws breach Freedom standards

The Federal Government’s new industrial relations laws will breach internationally recognised freedom of association standards the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has found.

The ILO directive relates to punitive new workplace laws the Federal Government wants to introduce in the building and construction industry.

ACTU President Sharan Burrow said the ILO decision confirmed union concerns that new IR laws would remove from Australian workers some of their most basic and internationally recognised workplace rights.

"It is outrageous that the Australian Government should seek to treat workers in this way. What the ILO has confirmed is that under the Government's new workplace laws Australian workers in the building and construction industry will not have access to basic employee rights like freedom of association, the right to participate freely in union activities and the right to bargain collectively with employers."

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