Contents Page Summary .................................................................................................................................... vii Acronyms .................................................................................................................................... ix Introduction and background to the case ........................................................................... 1 1. Filing of the complaints and appointment of the Commission................................... 3 I. Filing of the complaints ................................................................................... 3 II. Provisions of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization relating to complaints concerning the application of ratified Conventions...... 5 Provisions of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) .......................................... 7 Summary of measures taken by the Governing Body of the ILO following the filing of the complaints .................................................................................... 9 Appointment of the Commission ..................................................................... 9 2. Relations with the ILO concerning freedom of association ....................................... 11 3. Political developments subsequent to the complaints ................................................ 15 Procedure followed by the Commission ............................................................................ 17 4. First Session of the Commission ................................................................................ 19 I. Solemn declaration made by the members of the Commission ....................... 19 II. Adoption of the procedure to be followed by the Commission ....................... 19 III. Communication of additional information ....................................................... 21 IV. Measures adopted with a view to the Second Session and subsequent work of the Commission .................................................................................. 22 Goodwill mission to Zimbabwe ....................................................................... 23 Communications received by the Commission after its First Session ....................... 24 I. Communications from the complainants.......................................................... 24 II. Communications from the Government ........................................................... 24 III. Communications from other member States and organizations ....................... 25 Second Session of the Commission ........................................................................... 26 I. The Commission’s visit to the region .............................................................. 26 II. Meetings with the complainants and the Government in Geneva .................... 27 III. Communications received by the Commission following its mission ............. 27 Third Session of the Commission .............................................................................. 28 I. Communications received by the Commission after the Second Session ........ 28 II. Adoption of the report ...................................................................................... 28 Part III. Historical and legal context ............................................................................................... 29 Part I. III. IV. V. Part II. V. 5. 6. 7. 8. Trade unionism in Zimbabwe: Historical and socio-economic context ..................... Meetings-2009-Zimbabwe C of I-2009-12-0035-3-En.doc/v3 31 iii