Chapter VIII. Decisions of national tribunal

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Chapter VIII

DECISIONS OF NATIONA L TRIBUNAL S

A. The United Mexican States

1. Amparo directo DT-558/2013, [Petitioner], Cuarto Tribunal Colegiado en Materia de

Trabajo del Primo Circuito1

E              —A

                -

          —

A            

    —A    S   O

              —

T          

 ’ —I      

          

e Applicant was hired by the Internat ional Labour Organization (“ILO”) i n 2010 at

grade A-1. She served the Organization’s oce in Mexico under a series of shor t-term con-

tracts, act ing as coordinator of the “Stop Child Labour i n Agriculture” project. Followi ng a

mid-term evaluation on the progra mme, in April 2012 the Applicant was informed about

the Director-General ’s decision not to extend her contract beyond June2012. She chal-

lenged that decision before the ILO admi nistrative authorities, alleg ing that the Director-

General was required u nder national law to refer the decision on the renewa l of her con-

tract to the Federa l Board of Conciliation and Arbitration (“FBCA”). e ILO administr a-

tive authorities reached the conclusion that t he Applicant was entitled only to monetar y

compensation.

Against this de cision, the Applicant led a complaint with the FBCA, w ithout refer-

ring the case to t he ILO Administrative Tribunal. In declini ng its competence over the

case, the FBCA specied that the ILO enjoyed jurisdictional immunities as an interna-

tional organization in compliance with the relevant treaties and in accordance with the

memorandum sent by the ILO to the Permanent Mission of Mex ico to the UnitedNations

Oce and other international organizations in Geneva. e Applicant impugned the

FBCA’s decision through a d irect appeal to the Mexican Fourt h Collegial Tribunal of the

1 Ms. Idalia Peña Cri sto, President, Ms. Guad alupe Madrigal B ueno and Mr. Victor Ernesto

Maldonado Lara , Judges.