Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1996, published 85th ILC session (1997)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Guinea-Bissau (Ratification: 1977)

The Committee notes that no report has been received from the Government. 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:

1. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to provide information on any restrictions placed on the freedom of workers in the public service to terminate their employment.

The Committee noted the Government's indications in its report received in June 1995 that a new text respecting the conditions of service of employees in the public service has been approved which provides in section L51.2 for the termination of the employment relationship by agreement between the person concerned and the administration, through indemnification.

The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the text of Decree No. 12-A-94 of 28 February respecting the conditions of service of employees in the public service.

2. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to supply copies of the texts that are in force relating to the prison system.

The Committee noted the Government's indications that the prison system is organized on the basis of political orientations formulated by the Government and that the Ministry of Justice is working on the formulation of a system of prison labour that is in conformity with the Convention.

The Committee once again hopes that the Government will supply copies in the near future of the provisions respecting prison labour.