Croatia
Croatia ratified the European Social Charter as well as the Additional Protocol to the Charter on 26/02/2003. It has accepted 40 of the Charter’s 72 paragraphs, and 3 of the 4 articles of the Additional Protocol.
Croatia ratified the Amending Protocol to the Charter and the Additional Protocol providing for a system of collective complaints on 26/02/2003. It has not made a declaration enabling national NGOs to submit collective complaints. Croatia signed the Revised European Social Charter on 6 November 2009, but has not yet ratified it.
The Charter in domestic law
Automatic incorporation based on Article 134 of the Constitution “International agreements concluded and ratified in accordance with the Constitution and made public shall be part of domestic legislation of the Republic of Croatia and shall prevail over national laws. Their provisions may be changed or repealed only under the conditions and in the way specified therein, or in compliance with the general rules of international law”.
Country factsheets
The country factsheets include detailed information on the findings of the European Committee of Social Rights when monitoring the application of the Charter at national level, as well as examples of progress in the implementation of the rights protected by the Charter.
Latest Ad hoc report by Croatia
See previous reports in respect of Croatia
Latest findings of the European Committee of Social Rights
Findings 2019 of the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up to decisions on the merits in collective complaints in respect of Croatia
Latest conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR)
- Conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights 2023 concerning Croatia (Thematic group Children, families and migrants)
- Conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights 2021 concerning Croatia (Thematic group Health, social security and social protection)
- Conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights 2020 concerning Croatia (Thematic group Employment, training and equal opportunities)
- Conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights 2019 concerning Croatia (Thematic group Children, families and migrants)
- Conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights 2018 concerning Croatia (Thematic group Labour rights)
See previous all conclusions in respect of Croatia (HUDOC)
Table of accepted and non-accepted provisions by Croatia
Grey = Accepted provisions
| 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.10 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
| 9 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 16 | 17 | 18.1 | 18.2 |
| 18.3 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 19.10 |
| AP1 | AP2 | AP3 | AP4 | AP = Additional Protocol | |||||||
Collective complaints procedure
Croatia ratified the Amending Protocol to the Charter and the Additional Protocol providing for a system of collective complaints on 26/02/2003. It has not made a declaration enabling national NGOs to submit collective complaints.
The complaint was registered on 24 August 2016 and relates to Articles 1 (Right to work) and 4§3 (Right to a fair remuneration - non-discrimination between women and men with respect to remuneration) in the light of the non-discrimination principle contained in the preamble of the European Social Charter (“the 1961 Charter”) and to Article 1 (Right to equal opportunities and equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation without discrimination on the grounds of sex) of the Additional Protocol of 1988 to the 1961 Charter. The organisation complains that Croatia fails to observe the principle of equal pay for women and men for equal, similar or comparable work in breach of the above-mentioned provisions.
Case-document no. 1, Complaint registered on 24 August 2016
Case-document no. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility
Case-document no. 5, Submissions by the Governement on the merits
Case-document no. 6, Observations by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Case-document no. 8, Observations by EQUINET
Case-document no. 9, Further response from the Government on the merits
Case-document no.10, Observations by the European Commission
Case-document no. 11, Additional observations by the Government
The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 4 July 2017.
Decision on admissibility of Complaint 126/2016
Decision on the merits of Complaint 126/2016
Recommendation CM/RecChS(2021)3 of the Committee of Ministers of 17 March 2021
Previous national reports by Croatia
- 14th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Croatia ( 2023, Follow-up on Collective Complaints)
- 13th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Croatia ( 2022, Follow-up on Collective Complaints)
- 12th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2020).
- 11th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2019).
- 10th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the governement of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2014 -31/12/2017). Conclusions published in 2019 (XXI-3)
- 9th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the governement of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2016). Conclusions published in 2018 (XXI-2)
- 8th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the governement of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2012 - 31/12/2015). Conclusions published in 2017 (XXI-1)
- 7th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the governement of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2014). Conclusions published in 2013 (XX-2)
- 6th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the governement of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2010 - 31/12/2013). Conclusions published in 2012 (XX-1)
6th report. Reply Art 1§2 - 5th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the governement of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2009 - 31/12/2012). Conclusions published in 2011 (XIX-4)
- 4th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the governement of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2008 - 31/12/2011). Conclusions published in 2010 (XIX-3)
- 3th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the governement of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2007 - 31/12/2010). Conclusions published in 2009 (XIX-2)
3rd report addendum (Arts 13§2 and 13§4) - 2nd National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the governement of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2004 - 31/12/2009). Conclusions published in 2008 (XIX-1)
2nd report, Additional Protocol - 1st National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the governement of Croatia (Reference Period: 01/01/2004 - 31/12/2008). Conclusions XVIII-1
1st report, Additional Protocol