Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1991, published 78th ILC session (1991)

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

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report. It has also noted the discussion which has taken place at the Conference Committee in 1990.

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.

The Committee had noted that the examination of these comments had begun. In its latest report the Government indicates that the Act is being revised and that letters (a), (b), (e) and (k) of section 1 have already been repealed.

The Committee observes that its comments bear on letters (g), (h) and (m) in addition to letter (a) of section 1 of Act No. 11/75.

The Committee hopes that the Government will in the very near future make every effort to bring the provisions of section 1 of Act No. 11/75 into conformity with Article 1(c) and (d) of the Convention.