Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) - Angola (Ratification: 1976)

The Committee notes that no report has been received from the Government. It must therefore repeat its previous observation on the following matters:

Article 1(c) and (d) of the Convention. The Committee has pointed out in earlier comments that under title I of Act No. 11/75 of 15 December 1975 sentences of imprisonment in a production camp can be inflicted for various breaches of labour discipline, including failure to use the means of production, passive resistance to work, exceeding the time allowed to union committees and union delegates for performing union activities during working hours, the paralysis of work and strikes not called by the unions or workers' committees and any other acts seriously harmful to the production process, including any bargaining on wages carried out in the face of the prohibition laid down by the Order of 30 June 1976 to suspend all bargaining on wages. In the absence of explanations by the Government, the Committee understands that the provisions of title I of Act No. 11/75 of 15 December 1975, as amended by Act No. 6/82 of 13 February 1982, providing for the imposition of penal sanctions involving compulsory labour for breaches of labour discipline and participation in strikes, remain in force. The Committee notes the statement by the Government that the examination of these comments has begun. Referring to the statement of the Government representative to the Conference Committee in 1984 that the necessary explanations, or indeed new texts amending the legislation, would be communicated within a short period, the Committee trusts that measures will be taken rapidly to bring the provisions of title I of Act No. 11/75 into conformity with the provisions of Article 1(c) and (d) of the Convention and that the Government will indicate any action undertaken for this purpose.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.