Country Rating: 4

  • Systematic violation of rights

  • Workers in countries with the rating of 4 have reported systematic violations. The government and/or companies are engaged in serious efforts to crush the collective voice of workers, putting fundamental rights under continuous threat.

The Sierra Leone Seamen's Union (SLSU) reports intensive threats against trade unionists by the management of the company "ShipManagement." Workers were told they would be dismissed and blacklisted if they continued to demand the negotiation of a collective agreement.

Employer refusal to deduct union dues: In August 2013, African Minerals Limited refuses to deduct union dues from workers' salaries in violation of national labour laws. The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security has not reacted to this violation.

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