Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Nicaragua (Ratification: 1934)

The Committee notes the Government's reports.

Article 1, paragraph 1, Article 2, paragraphs 1 and 2, and Article 25 of the Convention. 1. The Committee notes the Government's statement to the effect that, if forced or compulsory labour is illegally exacted by a public servant, a public body, a person or a private legal entity, the sanctions provided for in the Penal Code are applied. The Committee requests the Government to specify in its next report the precise provisions which indicate this.

2. The Committee notes the information in respect of military service and, in particular, the fact that there is no compulsory military service in Nicaragua. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether persons who sign up for a military career have the right to resign, and to transmit a copy of the provisions in question.