ТРЕХСТОРОННЯЯ ДЕКЛАРАЦИЯ ПРИНЦИПОВ, КАСАЮЩИХСЯ МНОГОНАЦИОНАЛЬНЫХ КОРПОРАЦИЙ И СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ. Декларация. Международная организация труда. 16.11.77

Freedom of association and the right to organize

     42. Workers employed by  multinational  enterprises  as  well  as
those  employed  by  national enterprises should,  without distinction
whatsoever, have the right to establish and, subject only to the rules
of  the  organization  concerned,  to  join organizations of their own
choosing without previous authorisation <13>.  They should also  enjoy
adequate  protection  against  acts  of  anti-union  discrimination in
respect of their employment <14>.
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     <13> Convention No. 87, Article 2.
     <14> Convention No. 98, Article 1(1).

     43. Organizations  representing  multinational enterprises or the
workers in their employment should enjoy adequate  protection  against
any  acts  of  interference  by  each  other or each other`s agents or
members in their establishment, functioning or administration <15>.
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     <15> Convention No. 98, Article 2(1).

     44. Where appropriate,  in the local circumstances, multinational
enterprises should support representative employers` organizations.
     45. Governments,  where they do not already do so,  are urged  to
apply the principles of Convention No.  87,  Article 5, in view of the
importance,  in relation to multinational enterprises,  of  permitting
organizations  representing  such  enterprises or the workers in their
employment to affiliate with international organizations of  employers
and workers of their own choosing.
     46. Where governments of host countries offer special  incentives
to attract foreign investment, these incentives should not include any
limitation of the workers` freedom of  association  or  the  right  to
organize and bargain collectively.
     47. Representatives of the workers in  multinational  enterprises
should  not  be hindered from meeting for consultation and exchange of
views  among  themselves,  provided  that  the  functioning   of   the
operations  of  the  enterprise and the normal procedures which govern
relationships  with  representatives  of   the   workers   and   their
organizations are not thereby prejudiced.
     48. Governments should not restrict the entry of  representatives
of employers` and workers` organizations who come from other countries
at the invitation of the local or national organizations concerned for
the  purpose  of consultation on matters of mutual concern,  solely on
the grounds that they seek entry in that capacity.