Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2023, published 112nd ILC session (2024)

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) - Republic of Moldova (Ratification: 1993)

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Article 1(a) of the Convention. Sanctions for expressing political views. The Committee previously noted that section 346 of the Criminal Code, which provided for sanctions involving compulsory labour for inflaming of the national, racial or religious hostility or discord, humiliation of national honour and dignity, was defined in terms which were broad enough to give rise to questions about their application in practice. The Committee notes with interest that Act No. 111 of 21 April 2022 has amended section 346 of the Criminal Code, limiting its scope to the acts of incitement to hatred or violent actions due to motives of prejudice. According to section 46, motives of prejudice are preconceived judgments of a person who has committed an act based on race, colour, ethnicity, national or social origin, citizenship, sex, clan, language, religion or religious beliefs, political opinions, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, state of health, age, marital status, status of a migrant or asylum seeker,

Article 1(c). Sanctions for violations of labour discipline. Seafarers. The Committee notes an absence of information in the Government’s report concerning the legislative provisions governing labour discipline in merchant shipping. The Committee once again requests the Government to communicate a copy of the regulations governing service on board seagoing vessels, to which reference is made in section 58 of the Merchant Shipping Code, as well as any other provisions governing labour discipline in merchant shipping.