trade unionists’ physical safety. In particular, the recent arrests of Lovemore Motombo and Wellington Chibebe and the massive violence against teachers as well as the serious allegations of arrest and violent assault following the September 2006 demonstrations. For the reasons stated above the undersigned request you to bring this complaint under article 26 of the ILO Constitution to the attention of the ILO Governing Body in its next session to propose measures for the effective observance of this Convention in law and in practice and to consider the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry to Zimbabwe. The complainants reserve the right to submit additional information. Maria Paz Anzorreguy on behalf of Mr Edward Potter, Employers’ delegate, United States Daniel Funes De Rioja Employer, Argentina Emmanuel Julien MEDEF, France Vic van Vuuren Employer, South Africa Ansoumane Savané CNP, Guinea Ronnie L. Goldberg Employer, United States Peter Anderson Employers’ delegate, Australia Andrew Moore Employer, United Kingdom Ali M’Kaissi Tunisia Peter Tomek Employer, Austria Jacqueline Coke-Lloyd Employer, JEF, Jamaica Jacqueline Mugo Employer, Kenya Armando Urtecho Honduras II. Provisions of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization relating to complaints concerning the application of ratified Conventions 3. The procedure under which the Workers’ and Employers’ delegates filed their complaints against the Government of Zimbabwe is set out in articles 26–29 and 31–34 of the ILO Constitution. These articles provide for the procedure by which a Commission of Inquiry may be established and set out its terms of reference and functions to be fulfilled. 4. The relevant provisions are as follows: Article 26 1. Any of the Members shall have the right to file a complaint with the International Labour Office if it is not satisfied that any other Member is securing the effective observance of any Convention which both have ratified in accordance with the foregoing articles. 2. The Governing Body may, if it thinks fit, before referring such a complaint to a Commission of Inquiry, as hereinafter provided for, communicate with the government in question in the manner described in article 24. Meetings-2009-Zimbabwe C of I-2009-12-0035-3-En.doc/v3 5