Court The Composed of: Augustino S. L. RAMADHANI, President, Elsie THOMPSON, Vice-President; Gérard NIYUNGEKO, Fatsah OUGUERGOUZ, TAMBALA, Sylvain Solomy B. ORE, El Hadji GUISSE, BOSSA, Angelo V. MATSSE, Ben KIOKO, Rafaa Judges; and Robert ENO, BEN N. Duncan ACHOUR, Registrar; In the matter of Syndicat des Anciens Travailleurs du Groupe de Laboratoire Australian Laboratory Services, ALS-Bamako (Applicant) Vv. Republic of Mali (Respondent) After deliberations, deci des as follows: Parties Te The Applicant is the Laboratoire Australian Syndicat Laboratory des Anciens Services, Travailleurs ALS-Bamako du Groupe (Morila), de a private limited liability company operating in the mining sector and based in Bamako, Mali. 2. The Applicant is affiliated to the Fédération Nationale des Mines et de |’Energie (FENAME), which in turn is affiliated to the Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Mali (CSTM). 3. The Respondent ratified the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter, referred to as “the Charter’) on 21 December 1981 and deposited the instrument of ratification on 22 January 1982. The Respondent also ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter Page 2 of 7