The study was on collective labour dispute etllem nt mechani m in romia Region . The mainrnobjective is to evaluate whether collective labour di pute ttlement ma hinerie in romiarnRegion is effective in preventing labour di pute. The the i examine the urrcnt legalrnframework for collective labour di pute prevention and ettlement and identifie ome of thrnshortcomings in existing procedures and operation .rnBoth primary and secondary data are used for the purpo e of thi tudy. Particularly Lab urrnProclamation NO.3 77 12003 and relevant I LO conventi nand rec mmendati n have beenrnanalyzed. [n addition interviews, questionnaire , b ervati n , ca c dccid d by Lab ur Relati nrnBoard and relevant literatures have been u ed t analyze how collective labour di pute are beingrnre olved in Oromia Region.rnOne of the main finding of this thesis is in Oromia Regi n collective labour di putc are notrnbeing settled in fair and quick manner because f necc ary di pute prevention and re lutionrninstitutions and processes are not in place. Thc Ie er empha i given on apacity building forrnorgans mandated with labour dispute ettlement and Labour Relation Board fai lure to cttlerncollective labour dispute through consensus are the major lim itation to prevent and re 01 vernco llective labour dispute effectively.rnTo curb rampant collective labour dispute in the Region the study proposed that deep knowledgernand understanding of the Labour Law is needed, and that capacity need to be built inrnnegotiation, in workplace co-operation, in collective bargaining and eventually in collectivernlabour dispute resolution.