Obligation Of The Unions

Following the provisions of the Charter the Unions were bound to observe the following obligations:

•    The union should not at any one time engage themselves in any activities that are contrary to the spirit of the Charter.

•    The unions should always discourage any breach of the peace or any other kind of civil commotion by the members of those unions.

•    To add to the above all unions should ensure that their members will not engage in or cause other employees to engage in any activity during working hours unless where provided for by the law or an agreement.

•    It is the work of the unions to discourage such practices as negligence of duty, careless operations, wilful damage of property, interference with or disturbance to normal working hours, insubordination, use of abusive language and to ensure respect of the provisions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No.98.

•    The unions must take immediate action to implement awards, agreements, settlements and decisions as speedily as possible. The unions should also maintain essential services for precaution against injury during a strike or lock-out.

•    Last but not least, the unions must appropriately disclose to the Union members the contents of the Charter. If an enquiry conducted by people appointed by the union reveals that the spirit of the Charter has been contravened, then the unions must take appropriate action.