From today, Monday, until Wednesday afternoon (6th to 8th October), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) begins public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the right to strike.
In 2023, the Governing Body of the ILO referred the matter to the ICJ under ILO Convention No. 87 – Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise.
Twenty states (including the UK) and five international organisations have expressed their intention to participate in the oral proceedings before the Court. The schedule for the hearings, adopted by the Court can be viewed here.
Luc Triangle General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation will address the Court on the first day of the hearings 6th October, from 10:15 to 11:15 CEST.
The proceedings will be streamed live and on demand in the two official languages of the Court – English and French – here on the Court’s website and on UN Web TV.
Luc Triangle said: “We look forward to putting our case to the ICJ, demonstrating that this right is essential for workers to secure a fair deal, and that they must be able to take strike action without fear or repression.”