Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ratification: 1960)

In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to provide a copy of the provisions on civil rights and civic and military obligations, in application of article 87, paragraph 1, of the Constitution, as amended by Act No. 90-002 of 5 July 1990.

The Committee notes that the Government's latest report contains no reply on this matter. Nevertheless, the Committee has been apprised of constitutional Legislative Decree No. 003 of 27 May 1997 concerning the organization of power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Under article 14, all previous constitutional, legal and regulatory provisions which are contrary to the above-mentioned Decree are repealed.

The Committee requests the Government to supply information on the state of legislation relating to the Convention on forced labour and, particularly, the provisions on civil rights and civic and military obligations which were referred to in previous requests.