THE RIGHT TO STRIKE IN ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN MERCOSUR COUNTRIES

The right to strike has been much debated recently. The supervisory bo dies of the ILO have established clear principles on the exercise of t his right and admissible restrictions as regards essential services. T he author summarizes the criteria adopted by the Committee on Freedom of Association and the Committee of Experts on the Applicaton of Conve ntions and Recommendations. He then presents a comparative study of ex isting regulations in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, arguing that the MERCOSUR integration process should allow them to agree on t he harmonization of their respective labour laws and to align them as necessary on ILO standards.