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6- Right to Establishment of Syndicates
Syndicate freedom is guaranteed by virtue of laws in force in
the Great Jamhirya, one of the countries that ratified
international conventions on this freedom, which are:
• International Labor Convention no. (87) for 1948 on
Syndicate Freedom and Protection of the Right of
Organization
• International Labor Convention no. (98) for 1949 on the
Right of Organization and Collective Negotiation;
• Arab Convention no (8) for 1977 on Syndicate Freedoms
and Rights;
• Arab Convention no (11) for 1979 on Collective
Negotiation;
National legislation has stipulated for syndicate freedom. In
Article (6) of the Great Green Human Rights Charter: "Sons of
the mass society are free to establish trade unions, syndicates
and associations in protection of their professional interests".
Freedom Promotion Law no (20) for 1991, in Article 9, cites:
"Citizens are free to establish syndicates, trade unions,
vocational and social associations, and charity societies and to
accede thereto in protection of their interests or for the
realization of the legitimate purposes for which they were
instituted".
The Jamihriya, as a party to these conventions, is committed to
submit annual reports on legal and practical procedures it
applied to make these conventions operational as far as the
Libyan domestic law was concerned. Its presence is also
particularly impressive before the Experts Committee affiliated
to and at conferences of the International Labor Organization
(ILO).
7- Right to Wealth
The Jamhirya has developed several programs to enable citizens
to benefit from the wealth of their country without