Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1992, published 79th ILC session (1992)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (Ratification: 1944)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the following matters raised in its previous direct request:

In its previous direct request, the Committee noted that, under the Act concerning the National Armed Forces, the functions of the armed forces include that of participating in the full development of the country and military service (section 8(d) and (e)). The Committee requested the Government to provide detailed information on the duties carried out in practice by conscripts.

The Committee noted that the information requested was not communicated by the Government. It again expresses the hope that it will be provided in the next report.