Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Cuba (Ratification: 1953)

The Committee notes the Government's report and the discussion that took place at the Conference Committee.

The Committee notes with satisfaction that Resolution No. 590 of 11 December 1980, which provided for inclusion in workers' labour records of their accumulated merits awarded, amongst other things, for two categories of voluntary work, namely participation in permanent activities and in voluntary labour organized by the trade union, has been repealed by Resolution No. 1 of 5 January 1993 provided by the Government with its report in October 1993.

The Committee asks the Government to provide information on the applicatiin in practice of article 3 of resolution No. 1 of 5 January 1993 according to which the procedure to be followed for the recognition of the workers' merits will be continued by the trade union movement through its own methods of work in conformity with its statutes and regulations.