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 Their provisions may be changed or repealed only under the conditions and in the way specified therein, or in compliance with the general rules of international law”.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 25 August 2008. The complainant organisation pleads a violation of Article 16 of the Charter (the right of the family to social, legal and economic protection), read alone or in conjunction with Article E (non discrimination) of the Charter, on the grounds that the ethnic Serb population displaced during the war in Croatia has been subjected to discriminatory treatment as the families have not been allowed to reoccupy their former dwellings prior to the conflict, nor have they been granted financial compensation for the loss of their homes.
- Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 25 August 2008
- Case Document no. 2, Observations of the Government on admissibility
- Case Document no. 3, Response to observations of the Government of Croatia on admissibility
- Case Document no. 4, Written submissions by the Government on the merits
- Case Document no. 5, Response by COHRE to the Government's submissions on the merits
The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 30 March 2009.
The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of Article 16 read in the light f the non-discrimination clause of the Preamble to the Charter and transmitted its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 7 July 2010.
The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution CM/ResChS(2011)6 on 5 May 2011.
Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 52/2008
Decision on the merits of the Complaint 52/2008
Resolution ResChS(2011)6 of the Committee of Ministers on 5 May 2011
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