Membership of trade unions and employers’ organisations; basic guiding principles

(1) Every employee who is eligible for membership in a trade union or federation of trade unions as provided in the Constitution of the trade union or federation of trade unions shall have and be entitled to membership of the trade union or federation of trade unions; provided that he complies at all times with all the other Rules as to payment of membership Trade Unions and Employers; Organisations (Registration, Recognition and Status) 13 fees or otherwise as may from time to time apply to the trade union or federation of trade unions. (2) Every employer who is eligible for membership in an employers’ organisation, association or federation as provided in the Constitution of the employers’ organisation, association or federation shall have and be entitled to membership of the employers’ organisation, association or federation; provided he complies at all times with all the other Rules as to payment of membership fees or otherwise as may from time to time apply to the employers’ organisation, association or federation. (3) A trade union or federation of trade unions, or an employers’ organisation, association or federation shall not discriminate, in its Constitution or through any other medium, against any person applying for membership on the grounds of the race, sex, religion, ethnic origin, nationality, colour, social origin, indigenous origin, political opinion, disability, age, pregnancy, marital status or family responsibilities of that person, or contravene any law for the time being in force relating to the equality of pay and other opportunities for work of equal value.