Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Kuwait (Ratification: 1968)

Articles 1(1) and 2(1) of the Convention. Freedom of career military personnel to leave their service. Referring to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that Ministerial Decision No. 48/88, which specifies the statute of volunteers in the military service, has been repealed, and that Decision No. 13/1998 concerning the service of officers, has been promulgated, in this respect. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether under Decision No. 13/1998, military officers and other career members of the armed forces can freely leave their service and under which conditions. Please provide a copy of Decision No. 13/1998 referred to above.