6 Years in Limbo After EPO Abuses Because ILO is Far Too Slow for Timely Justice (If Any at All)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2020-02-06 16:27:38 UTC
Modified: 2020-02-06 16:27:38 UTC

"Sorry about your mistreatment, see you in the next decade!"

Slow lane

Summary: Union-busting and gross violations of labour law are unfortunately still not handled based on their substance in a timely fashion by ILO-AT (the ILO's tribunal), which can sometimes take almost a decade to actually do something (whereupon it's too late if not moot anyway)

THE failure of ILO to properly deal with European Patent Office (EPO) abuses against workers is noteworthy; the same can be said about member states and the EC. How can people like Battistelli get away with it all? Does Europe still have kings?

The other day I took out my frustration, seeing that one staff representative (former at least) had been stuck in the process for ages. One can only imagine how much money was spent, never mind the health implications. "King" Battistelli and his cronies have done unbelievable harm and ruined people's lives by clearly violating the law and even their own rules. How can ILO not see this? This institution- (not staff-) friendly body acts as if money talks and rarely even speaks to any staff representatives of the institutions it 'serves'. Here are some of the latest thoughts -- if not pleas -- from Dr. Koch. The decision is due very soon.

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1223624557677944833

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1223561025787715585

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1224369973272989697

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1225051853479710720

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1225055526435872768

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1225056902230478848

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1225059727987630082

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1225060081991143424

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1225062759924146177

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1225063351589449728

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1225067910848286721

https://twitter.com/AnetteKoch/status/1225077265890992128

Suffice to say, neither does she speak for us nor we speak for her. But she's a rare case of appellants becoming vocal and one might say outspoken online. Hard to blame her. ⬆

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