Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee holds its First Extraordinary Meeting
19 Mar 2013
The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee held its first extraordinary meeting at the NIHR’s headquarters in the Seef District headed by of Dr. Fawzeya Saed Al Saleh. The meeting was attended by Committee Members HE Dr. Mai Suleiman Al Otaibi and Mr. Abdul-Jabar Ahmed Al Tayeb.
The Committee discussed the report prepared by HE Mr. Abdul-Jabar Ahmed Al Tayeb entitled "Trade union rights and freedom of association".
The Committee decided to refer the report to the NIHR’s Secretariat-General for further research and study on tade union organization rights and freedom of association with purpose of seeking legal opinion on the possibility of making legislative amendments to the Trade Unions Act issued by virtue of Decree-by-Law No. (33) of 2002 and amendments thereof.
