salary increase for thirty-two (32) months and performance bonus from 2011. 4. On 19 June 2012, negotiations failed and a strike was called from 28 to 29 June 2012. 5. Following the strike, the Director of LTA Mali SA, by correspondence No. AMS/09/07/2012/HR dated 13 July 2012, sought clearance from the Regional Directorate of Kais (First Administrative Region of Mali) to dismiss twenty-six (26) workers including the Applicant, Mr. Mamadou Dabo, and all members of the Trade Union Committee. 6. In response, the Regional Labour Officer of Kais, by letter No. 0263/DRTK, dated 13 July 2012, authorised the dismissal of twenty-six (26) workers and approved the suspension of thirty (30) other workers from work. 7. The FENAME, in response to these measures, issued a three (3) day strike notice from 18 to 20 July 2012, on behalf of the trade union committees of LTA Mali S.A. and Sadiola Gold Mines Operating Company (SEMOS) S.A. The Respondent State’s Minister of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training was duly informed of the matter through the relevant channels. 8. To avoid the risk of the strike spreading to other regions of Mali, the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training, by Decision No. 20120192 MTEFP-SG of 28 September 2012, set up an Arbitration Council to resolve the dispute between the LTA Mali S.A. and SEMOS S.A. and their employees affiliated to the FENAME in accordance with Articles L.225 et seq. of the Labour Law of Mali. 9. On 7 January 2013 the Arbitration Council released Resolution No. 001/C.A containing the findings of its arbitration, which read as follows: 1. LTA-Mali S. A was to pay the workers the balance of arrears in 3