Such allegations may be referred to the FFCC by the Governing Body or the International Labour Conference acting on the report of its Credentials Committee.
The Commission’s function is to examine cases of alleged infringements of trade union and employers’ organization rights, in particular alleged infringements by governments of member States that have not ratified Conventions concerning freedom of association or collective bargaining. The Governing Body envisaged that arrangements might be made, when appropriate, for the work of the FFCC to be done by panels of not less than three or more than five members. The Governing Body appointed the nine members of the FFCC in March and June 1950 and November 1952, and reconstituted the membership of the FFCC in May-June 1963, March 1965, and May-June 1965. In February 1950, ECOSOC approved this decision. It defined its terms of reference, the general lines of its procedure and criteria for its composition, essentially the necessary qualifications to hold high judicial office or to evaluate evidence relating to violation of trade union rights and who, by reasons of their character, standing and impartiality, would command general confidence.
In January 1950, the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, following discussions with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), established a Fact-Finding and Conciliation Commission on Freedom of Association (FFCC). Cooperation with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in respect of freedom of association
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