Protection of employees’ rights under public corporate reorganization within Ethiopian legal frame work, the law and practices.

Abstract

Whether Ethiopian legal frame work does strike the balance between Employers’ Interests and employees’ rights underPublic corporate reorganization in accordance with international convention for the employment termination?is the main questions behind this study. Accordingly three Public Enterprise; the Bedele Brewery, the Harar Brewery and the Limu Coffee Farm Enterprises are purposively selected as sample representative of the rest Public Enterprises which are sold to private investors. The theory behind the research states that “standardized protection to employees right underPublic corporate reorganization does not exist in Ethiopia’. First and second sources, international and national legal documents are reviewed, data are collected through interview with 10 employees from each organization, interview with the representatives of trade union, with the concerned labor and social affairs office are also conducted, International labor standards and national laws are examined, some experience of foreign countries are also observed. The study revealed the deviation of Ethiopian labor laws from the international termination convention and some practical problemsare also identified, as a result amendment of relevant provisions of labor laws and ensuring participation of employees in corporate decision making are recommended.