Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Bulgaria (Ratification: 1932)

The Committee notes with interest the information supplied by the Government in its report in reply to earlier comments. It notes that the Government will report on the enactment of the Armed Forces Bill as soon as it is voted by Parliament. Recalling the Government's indication in its report received in 1992 that the Bill will take into account all comments made by the Committee under the Convention, the Committee hopes that the new legislation will ensure:

1. the limitation of compulsory military service to work of a purely military character so that enrolment in units such as the Construction Corps will be reserved to volunteers; and

2. the right of all career members of the armed forces, including officers and non-commissioned officers, to leave the service in time of peace on their own initiative after a reasonable period of service, by giving notice or at specified intervals. The Committee looks forward to communication of the provisions adopted to this end.