Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) - Latvia (Ratification: 1992)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government. However, the Government's report contains no reply to the Committee's previous comments. The Committee hopes that the next report will include copies of the legislation in force in the following fields: the Criminal Code and the Correctional Code; the laws governing the press and assemblies, meetings and demonstrations; any amendments made to the Law on Public Organizations of 15 December 1992; the Law on the Compulsory State Service of the Republic of Latvia of 1991; the Law governing the Civil Service, and any provisions governing labour discipline in merchant shipping; any provisions restricting the right to strike in order to guarantee the operation of necessary services to the public, as referred to in article 26, paragraph 2, of the Constitutional Law.