European Treaty Series - No.158

     
         
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
TO THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER PROVIDING FOR A
SYSTEM OF COLLECTIVE COMPLAINTS

     
     
Strasbourg, 9.XI.95


Preamble

The member States of the Council of Europe, signatories to this Protocol to the European Social Charter, opened for signature in Turin on 18 October 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "the Charter");

Resolved to take new measures to improve the effective enforcement of the social rights guaranteed by the Charter;

Considering that this aim could be achieved in particular by the establishment of a collective complaints procedure, which, inter alia, would strengthen the participation of management and labour and of non-governmental organisations,

Have agreed as follows:

Article 1

The Contracting Parties to this Protocol recognise the right of the following organisations to submit complaints alleging unsatisfactory application of the Charter: