Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Central African Republic (Ratification: 1960)

1. In its previous comments, the Committee referred to the Government's statement that members of the armed forces have the right to leave the service freely in peacetime, and asked the Government to provide a copy of the relevant provisions.

In the absence of any information in the last two reports, the Committee again requests the Government to provide copies of the provisions of the national legislation which concern the right of the various categories of career servicemen to leave the service in time of peace within a reasonable period.

2. The Committee asks the Government to provide a copy of any decrees adopted under section 4 of Ordinance No. 83/010 of 4 February 1983 repealing the provisions of Ordinance No. 74/017 of 28 June 1974 (establishing a 15-year period of compulsory state service for all persons who have received training at the expense of the State).