AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' UNION (GAWU) vs. LABOUR DEPARTMENT [2013]DLNLC8379

Date	2013-02-20
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Citation No.	[2013]DLNLC8379

[2013]DLNLC8379
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' UNION (GAWU)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>LABOUR DEPARTMENT<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: medium; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">Our Ref: NLC/C-537/2011/2013/69F&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 20TH FEBRUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p></div>FOR THE COMMISSON:<o:p></o:p>OPANIN OBENG-FOSU (MEMBER NLC)<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: medium; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">DECISION &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div>FACTS:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp; In a letter dated 21st November, 2011 which was received on 22nd November, 2011 the General Agricultural Workers' Union of GTUC hereinafter referred to as GAWU complained to the National Labour Commission hereinafter referred to as the Commission that the Labour Department rushed through a "verification exercise at Twifo Oil Palm Plantation (TOPP) while they were still discussing the impropriety of such an exercise and sought the intervention of the Commission to declare nuil and void the withdrawal of GAWU'S Collective Bargaining Certificate which include TOPP.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; In a letter dated 23rd November, 2011 the Commission wrote to the Chief Labour Officer (CLO) for response to the complaint of GAWU.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 9th January, 2012 Labour Department responded that the verification exercise was not rushed through and that the withdrawal of the CBA was necessitated by a verification exercise conducted by it on the workers of TOPP on 4th and 5th August, 2011 based on a directive of the Commission, NLC/C 28/2011/10/40 .<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ISSUES:<o:p></o:p>The issues for determination by the Commission are as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether or not the verification exercise conducted by the Labour Department was rushed through.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether or not the withdrawal of the CBA of GAWU which included TOPP was justified.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>FINDINGS:<o:p></o:p><</main>