Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2025, Publicación: 114ª reunión CIT (2026)

Convenio sobre el trabajo forzoso, 1930 (núm. 29) - Barbados (Ratificación : 1967)

Articles 1(1), 2(1) and 25 of the Convention. Trafficking in persons. Referring to its previous comments, the Committee notes with regret that the Government has not provided information on the measures taken within the framework of the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking 2021–2023, to prevent and combat trafficking in persons. The Committee notes, however, that, according to the website of the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs, the Government has carried out a number of activities in this regard, such as: (i) public education sessions undertaken by the Prevention Sub-committee of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons with two outreach activities at Sheraton Mall and Sky Mall in July 2022, which involved the distribution of memorabilia and brochures; and (ii) the Government Information Service (GIS) assisted the Prevention Sub-Committee to sensibilize the general public about trafficking in persons by undertaking and/or coordinating various awareness-raising activities. The Committee also notes that, according to the National Report submitted by Barbados to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Government launched a nationwide public awareness and sensitization campaign on the human trafficking menace (A/HRC/WG.6/43/BRB/1, 2023). The Committee once again requests the Government to provide information on the measures taken to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, including in relation to: (i) the adoption of a new action plan; (ii) the activities of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, particularly with regard to awareness-raising activities and protection of victims, as provided under the Trafficking in Persons Prevention Act (sections 15 and 18); (iii) the strengthening of the capacity of the relevant authorities to ensure that cases of trafficking in persons are properly identified and investigated; and (iv) any legal proceedings that may have been initiated and the penalties imposed under section 3 of the Trafficking in Persons Prevention Act.