S.I. No. 329 of 2008

CLOTHING JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE ESTABLISHMENT ORDER, 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd August, 2008.

WHEREAS pursuant to the provisions of Section 36 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), application has been made to the Labour Court for the establishment of a Joint Labour Committee with respect to workers in the clothing industry and their employers;

AND WHEREAS the Labour Court, having considered the application, is satisfied that it is expedient that a Joint Labour Committee should be established;

AND WHEREAS the provisions of Section 38 of the Act have been complied with;

AND WHEREAS the Labour Court held, in pursuance of the said Section 38, an inquiry into the application;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Labour Court, by virtue of the powers conferred on it by Section 35 and 39 of the Act, and Section 45 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1990 , hereby orders as follows:-

1. A Committee is hereby established to perform, in relation to the workers described in the Schedule to this Order and their employers, the functions assigned to it under Part IV of the Act and by Sections 44 to 50 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1990 .

2. The Committee established by this Order may be known as the Clothing Joint Labour Committee.

3. This Order may be known as the Clothing Joint Labour Committee Establishment Order, 2008.

4. This Order shall come into operation on 26th day of August 2008.

SCHEDULE WORKERS TO WHOM THIS ORDER APPLIES

Workers employed in any of the following activities, that is to say shirtmaking, tiemaking, tailoring, the making of women’s clothing and millinery and the making of handkerchief and household piece goods.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Labour Court,

18 August 2008

(Signed) CAROLINE JENKINSON

Deputy Chairman

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

The purpose of this instrument is to establish the Clothing Joint Labour Committee.