ILO principles concerning collective bargaining

The major changes now occurring worldwide are also affecting collective bar gaining: the coverage of collective agreements is shrinking, and there are growing numbers of enterprise-based agreements and settlements concerning t he public sector in many countries. Nevertheless, the adaptability of the i nternational principles involved ensures their enduring validity. The autho rs describe the principles expressed in the ILO's Conventions and Recommend ations and by the bodies charged with supervising compliance therewith. Fin ally, they give a general view of collective bargaining as a fundamental ri ght and of the degree to which it is applied.