Download or read book The Right to Organise and to Bargain Collectively written by Council of Europe and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents an overview of the rights guaranteed by the European Social Charter in the field of industrial relations, as well as the case law built up by the European Committee of Social Rights. Articles 5 and 6 of the Charter cover the right of workers and employers to form organisations for the protection of their economic and social interests; the right to join or not to join these organisations; the right to engage in consultation and collective bargaining; and the right to strike. This edition also includes the most recent assessment by the European Committee of Social Rights in April 2000 of the compliance of member states with these provisions.